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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1939)
The world is never aga’ the man who is so busy lng to make good that forgets all about everyth being against him. VOLUME XXXn • g jQ D**in o >• o NUMBEB 26 CO-OP. MEMBERSHIP VOTES TEMPORARY HARDWARE SERVICE Brrmtstott iirralf» HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. HEPPNER HIGH AND UMATILLA W ILL CLASH HERE KNICKERBOCKER NEW AGENT HERE OREGON. God will not look you over for medals, degrees or di plomas. but for scars.—El bert Hubbard. FEBRUARY 16, 1939. MUSICAL PROGRAM ENJOYED AT P.T.A. PROJECT FARM BUREAU ENTERTAINS FOR PIERSONS AUTOMATIC D IA L TELEPHONE EXCHANGE WILL BE INSTALLED An unusually fine musical pro . M. E. Knickerbocker has taken gram was presented Thursday night up the duties of assistant county Umatilla and Heppner h i g h “The work of the county agents at the regular meeting of the Par schools will clash on the local floor agent at Hermiston, replacing Jay T. ent-Teachers’ association in the and assistant county agents is Just Pierson who has been advanced to Tuesday night, February 21, to de high school auditorium, under the a part of the state and national ag FARM BUREAU CO-OP cide the championship of the Upper the position of county agent of direction of G. C. Humphreys, orch ricultural extension service pro SYSTEM OPERATING Washington county, Idaho, being lo Columbia Basketball League. estra and band director, and Miss gram,” stated Walter A. Holt, Uma ELECTS DIRECTORS Umatilla won the eastern division cated at Weiser. Mr. Knickerbock Gwendolyn Rose, glee club. tilla county agent, in c talk before BY SEPTEMBER 1 championship by turning the tables er was in the office here Thursday. a group of farmers here last Friday The program was given following Installation of automatic dial A representative membership of on Irrigon, its only conqueror in Mr. Knickerbocker was raised on a short business session. The host evening to honor Mr. and Mrs. Jay the Farm Bureau Cooperative of league play, to win, 20 to 15, and a large farm in Deschutes county esses were Mrs. R. G. Penney, Mrs, T. Pierson, who left Monday for telephone exchanges for Echo. Her miston and Stanfield to take the Hermiston voted at the annual meet then tripped Lexington, 29 to 19, to where he has had extensive exper E. R. Sires, Mrs. Harry Andrews, their new home in Weiser, Idaho. ing last Friday to authorize the clinch the championship. ience in irrigation agriculture. Stanfield, Mrs. Preston Holloman, Holt stated that the extension place of the present magneto man Lexington had previously upset While engaged in farming there he Mrs. W. G. Dyer, Mrs. W. G. Kers- service has an excellent program ual switchboards serving these ex board of directors to continue the hardware service department tempo Irrigon, which eased Umatilla into was active in community affairs, bergen, Miss Lavina May Lynch and and that the extension workers feel changes is being planned, according rarily. The hardware service has the championship without the ne having been a member of the grange, Miss Dorothy Griffin. that it is not what each do indi to J. A. Murray, district manager been under the board’s direction cessity of a playoff. director in the Deschutes Seed Grow vidually that counts but what is ac for the Pacific Telephone ft Tele The program was as follows: graph company. Murray was in town Heppner took over the champion ers association, director of the Sis- since April, 1938. March, Progress, by full orches complished as a whole in promoting Wednesday, accompanied by J. D. ship of the western division by ters-MetoIius Cattle & Horse Rais tra; Duet by Allan Clarke and Wan modern farming methods. He stated H. J. Bean, chairman of the board, presided over the meeting, dropping Condon, 30 to 23. ers’ association and a member of his da Moore, “Your Song from Para that it would be interesting to trace McKee of Pendleton. These new dial exchanges, It Is and R. G. Saylor acted as secre MRS. GLEN-RAND community AA a committee. dise” and "Because You’re You;” Ne the history of the Umatilla Project expected, will be placed in operation tary. Directors elected were P. Farm Bureau, which sponsored the gro medley In special arrangement, The new assistant county agent is this fall, possibly by September 1. J. Quinn, Stanfield, H. J. Ott, Co a graduate of Oregon State Agricul solos for all sections; Vocal group, affair, from its origin until now to FUNERAL HELD lumbia, F. C. Frederickson, Irrigon, The type of central office to be note the cause for its organization, “Japanese Sunset;” Mazurka, De tural college with a degree In agri and W. A. Baker, Boardman. Other culture, having completed his work Concert by Mussin, violin solo by and trace its progress. He also said placed In these three cities is known directors include R. G. Saylor, H. J. Mrs. Glen Rand, 31, passed away there in 1932. As a student at the Bill Penney, accompanied by Phyllis that the people in west Umatilla as a community dial exchange and Bean and J. H. Reid. H. M. Som- Sunday afternoon, February 12, at college he was active in campus af Sires; Vocal group, “Calm as the county were fine cooperators and is recognized as the most modern merer is manager of the cooperative. her home on Butter Creek, following fairs, particularly those dealing with Night,” by glee clubs and orchestra; that the pasture improvement pro and up-to-date equipment available Mr. Sommerer reported that total a short illness. Pneumonia was the agriculture. Mr. and Mrs. Knicker “Indian Love Call” by orchestra: gram started by Mr. Pierson was ex for such exchanges. All of the calls will be dialed. sales for the past year were $152,- immediate cause of her death. The bocker are the parents of one child. Waltz, “Spring Time” by orchestra; pected to be one of the most con “Anchors Aweigh” and “Home On structive ever undertaken in this Long distance, information, and 442 for the Farm Bureau Coopera family had Just moved onto a farm other miscellaneous calls will be the Range” duet by Jim Jackson and section. tive and $9267 for the hardware on Butter Creek having come from NATIONAL GRANGE Pierson has served as assistant handled by direct' circuits to Pen Allan Clarke; March, “Flying Col service which has operated since the Willamette valley a year ago. county agent here for nearly two dleton; such calls will be made by onel” by orchestra. April. He explained that while the Funeral services were held Wed FOR UMATILLA DAM years and has been advanced to dialing “Operator.” financial statement showed less cash nesday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock county agent of Washington county, Dixson Leveling Land. Local customers are to be indivi sales due to lower feed costs, a from the Methodist church, with A dispatch from Washington, D. Idaho, stationed at Weiser. He was dually notified of the change, and larger volume of tonnage was ac Stearns Cushing Jr., officiating. In C., Wednesday stated that L. J. Ta L. W. Dixson is leveling part of a tually handled during 1938 than terment was in the Echo cemetery. ber, master of the national grange, 22-acre tract north of his hop yard presented with a pen and pencil set the company late this summer will 1937. Prann’s Funeral Parlors had charge advised Senator Schwellenbach, ID- in Columbia district and plans to by the boys of the livestock clubs, begin Installing dial telephones to represented by Kenneth Bensel. replace the present magneto or crank Mr. Sommerer also stated that the of arrangements. Wash.) that his organization favor plant part to alfalfa and part to A. E. Bensel acted as chairman of type telephones. A feature of the mill facilities here are equal to any She was born in Kilbourn, Illin ed ratification of the St. Lawrence trees. Locust and (Ponderosa pine plant found in the Pacific northwest. ois. October 9, 1907. Later she re seaway treaty and construction of to the amount of 4500 will be plant the meeting and called on E. P. new dial system for these cities Is A pellet machine was installed dur sided in Nebraska for 12 years and the Umatilla navigation dam on the ed by CCC boys from the Stanfield Dodd, president of the Hermiston that all of the farmer line tele Commercial club, among other phones, as well as the local stations, ing the year at the request and need was a graduate of Strang, Nebraska, Columbia river. camp. Dixson may build a residence speakers, to give a short talk. Dodd will be dial-operated. of poultrymen and stockmen. Mash high school in 1928. The same year on the property at a later date. He cited the early day in this area when Total cost of the dial project for es fed in pellet form eliminates un she married Glen Rand and they Bed Cross First Aid. now operates a successful hop yard a successful effort was made to se Echo, Hermiston and Stanfield, in necessary waste affected by scatter made their home in Nebraska for a cure an agricultural representative cluding new control equipment at Any person who is interested in in that district. ing of mash by the birds and stock, few years, coming to Oregon three * — • m who for 25 years has brought the Pendleton, will be $30,500. and by the wind. The market for years ago. They have lived in Uma enrolling in the first aid classes state college scientific farm meth being conducted every Thursday by Post Office Closed February 22. pellets here has well Justified the tilla county for the past year. ods to farmers in this irrigated sec purchase of the machine, Mr. Som Surviving are her husband, two the Red Cross represented by How The Hermiston post office will be COUNCIL CONSIDERS merer stated. daughters, Opal and Wilma: her ard Whipple of Pendleton, may en closed all day Wednesday, Febru tion. Other speakers were P. H. Cor roll within the next two weeks. POWER FRANCHISE Total tonnage purchases during father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Classes open at 7:30 p. m. in the ary 22, and no mail will be delivered man, master of Columbia Grange, the past year, Mr.i Sommerer stated, John Shults of Geneva, Nebraska: basement of the city library. High on the rural routes, according to W. Don Sherwood, past master Westland The Hermiston city council con including bulk feed and staples, was one sister, Mrs. Joe Barta of Long school students who have passed the E. Logan, postmaster. The day is a Grange, H. J. Ott, jyesident Uma sidered the proposed renewal of a 25 4229 tons. Total mixing, grinding, view, Wn.; five brothers, Alvin, tilla Project Farm Bureau, Eugene year franchise for the Hermiston cleaning, cracking, rolling and pel Floyd and Walter Shults of Geneva: second year are eligible and urged legal holiday and Washington’s Rugg and Grace Bensel, 4-H club Light & Power company at its reg to attend. birthday. leting since 1936 was as follows: Harry and Joe Shults of Boise, Ida members. Mr. Pierson spoke briefly, ular meeting Wednesday night. The 1936— 5262 tons, averaging 17 tons ho. expressing his appreciation for the proposed franchise was advanced to Breeding Methods Discussed. New Beauty Operator per day; 1937— 4759 tons, averag cooperation he had received from a second reading and the city record ing 16 tons per day; 1938— 5540 PETERSON INSTALLS N. L. Bennion, extension poultry- Miss Dorothy Ferguson of Port 4-H clubbers and people of the pro er was ordered by the council to tons, averaging 19 tons per day. man from Oregon State college at land, graduate of the Marinelio ject during his stay here. have it published In the Hermiston Production for the rolling mill dur HEATING SYSTEM Corvallis, will be in Hermiston Wed Beauty school, arrived Tuesday to Entertainment was furnished by ing the past year was given as 462 nesday, February 22, to discuss feed serve as operator for the Black ft a harmonica band under the direc Herald, February 23. tons, or about 18 carloads. The pel The present franchise expires In ing and care of breeding stock in White Beauty Salon, owned by Hugh tion of Mrs. Emil Zivney, consisting Lloyd Peterson of Minnehaha dis leting machine for a four months turkeys. A meeting will be held in Neill. She attended the northwest of Mary and Peggy Sommerer, Theo May of this year. The franchise Is period processed 293 tons, or about trict, west from Hermiston, plans to the basement of the Union church beauty convention in Portland last dore Panages and Ruth McCulley. not an exclusive one and the renew 11 carloads. Small feeds cleaned Install a hot water system in the at 8:00 p. m. Local poultrymen have week at which Burton Skiles, of Mrs. Chas. Seeltger pleased with al would not be exclusive, due to the during the year was 33 tons, or a large brooder on his farm, known as requested such a meeting and Mr. Long Beach, Calif., was featured ar two readings. J. B. Pac. gave an or fact that a city ordinance prohibits the old McElroy place. Work will gain of approximately 11 tons over Bennion was available at this time. tist. iginal poem which entailed history the city council from granting an begin this week. 1937, and four tons over 1936. exclusive franchise, as was brought of the Wallowa valley. The brooder has a capacity for out at the council meeting. V. R. Wilkes, manager of the Jackson Scores at Pacific. Work on BEA Power Lines. A social hour was enjoyed at the Farm Bureau Cooperative Service 1200 turkey poults which have been close of the program and refresh Pacific University, Forest Grove— ordered from C. A. Flanigan, well The engineers have completed the Station, reported total sales at $34,- EVERYBODY SING' Bill Jackson, sophomore at Pacific final survey of about ten miles of ments served. 423. Dividend refunds made to pa known turkey producer. The birds from Hermiston, was elected vice- the new proposed REA extensions. will be delivered in the spring. SPONSORED BY trons totaled $3,303. of which $2,- Peterson plans to use the brood president of the Alpha Zeta frater Survey work is expected to be com ECHO GARDEN CLUB 847 was on gasoline distribution. GARDEN CLUB nity in a recent election here. Jack- pleted within three weeks, ready for Mr. Wilkes also pointed out that er house for brooding 1100 day old son, who is one of the most active construction. Application will be STYLE SHOW SUCCESS cockerels which will be received In there had been an increase of over March, to feed for broilers and sell and outstanding members of Alpha made for entensions in the wheat The first of a series of “Everybo $4000 in business over 1937. Many people were highly enter at the age of two months. The tur Zeta, succeeded Ernest Naef to the farming section in the Despain and dy Sing” gatherings was sponsored tained Monday evening when they office by an almost unanimous bal south Cold Springs Stage Gulch dist key poults will be brooded as soon COOP BUSINESS attended the style show and card Saturday night by the Umatilla Gar lot. ricts within a few days. as the birds are marketed. party put on by the Echo Garden den club at 8:00 o’clock In the Peterson believes the climate here INSTITUTE DEFINITE club In the Echo city hall. The wom evening in the Community hall, with is ideal for turkeys and likes farm en of the town modeled 23 numbers an attendance of 47. The plan is to FEBRUARY 23-24 ing here better than his last loca In ail divisions of wardrobe necessi make this a weekly affair. tion, near Oregon City. Miss Cecilia Beyler lead the sing ties. Paul Carpenter, marketing spec ing and Mrs. Afton McFarland acted The program was arranged by ialist from Oregon State college, will MASONS W ILL GIVE Mrs. Joe Middleton, Mrs. Marlon as accompanist. Copies of the songs be in Hermiston Thursday and Fri Arthur and Mrs. W. Martin Marbut were passed out among those pres A unanimous vote of appreciation meeting. A new set of by-laws for day, February 23 and 24, to assist PATRIOTIC PROGRAM ent. The program was arranged by was extended H. C. Humphreys by the club was presented by a com of Echo. Model numbers were fur Mrs. Wm. Kennedy, Mrs. Max Gray- in conducting a cooperative busi nished by business firms In Echo ness institute for managers, direc The Masonic lodge of Stanfield the Hermiston Commercial club at mittee, and these were adopted fol heal and Mrs. Thompson. Eddie and Pendleton. tors and clerical help to receive In will sponsor a George Washington its meeting Tuesday night. Humph lowing discussion. Johnson pleased with several num Cards were enjoyed following the Committees appointed by Presi struction In cooperative operations. memorial patriotic program Tues reys is organizer and director of the bers on the accordion. Robert N. Kerr, attorney for the In day, February 21, at 8:00 p. m., in Hermiston Union high school band dent E. P. Dodd were confirmed by style show with high score going to terstate Associated Creameriees, and the high school auditorium at Stan and orchestra. The club expressed the club as follows: Roads— F. C. Dr. W. L. Morgan of Hermiston and Weather Beport. deep appreciation for the fine work McKenzie, F. B. Swayze, J. O. Pear low to Lewis L. Haisch of Stanfield. R. L. Kron, of Piepenbrink ft Krön field. Max. Min. Many people from nearby towns at Date of Portland, will also be speakers The committee consists of Frank Mr. Humphreys has done In promot son, A. F. Rohrman, Walter Smith; February 9 ......................... 28 .... 6 tended the affair. ing instrumental music in this lo Budget— H. T. Fraser, Al Quirlng, during the institute. Sloan. Wm. Haggman and F. C. February 10 ....................... 24 .... 18 cality. Walter Hamm; Business relations— The purpose of the institute is to Fitzpatrick. They announce there February 11 ....................... 31 .... 10 Miss Manning Usher. J. A. Clarke. Roy Hale, W. J. War The band and orchestra has made instruct managers and directors In will be no admission charge. Stu Miss Eileen Manning, studying February 12 ....................... 63 .... 30 the various cooperative set-ups and dents of the Stanfield school will a number of appearances during ner, E. D. Martin, R. A. Brownson; dancing at San Mateo Junior college, February 13 ....................... 48 .... 37 Garden club— W. W. Felthouse, J. basketball games at home, and have participate In the program, portray offer open forum discussions. February 14 ....................... 48 .... 40 The meeting will start not later ing in song and. costume the habits been enjoyed by all who had the E. Saylor, K. M. Mayer, A. E. Ben- and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex February 15 ....................... 58 .... 42 sel, C. L. Upham; Membership— Dr. Manning of Pendleton, has been ap privilege of hearing them. Wherf the than 10:00 a. m. each day and con and customs of our forefathers dur Precipitation was .68. During the local band made its appearance at a F. B. Belt, J. A. Clarke, H. A. Pan- pointed an usher for the Little Thea tinue until the program is complet ing the colonial days. week 3*4 inches of snow fell but tre, a part of the Oregon exhibit at recent game in Pendleton, much com kow, Roy Hale, W. M. Pearson. ed in the evening. The sessions will went off in a Chinook. the San Francisco exposition, to be According to the by-laws adopted ment and praise was given by the be held in the Legion hall. KELLER TOP Pendleton East Oregonian and a by the club, the membership fee gin Saturday, February 18. Miss CARD OF THANKS. number of Pendleton people. Mr. shall be $2 per year payable in ad Manning held dancing classes in PACIFIC SCORER Auxiliary at Hamms. We wish to acknowledge our Humphreys is not only a capable or vance, semi-annually or annually. A Hermiston and visited friends here The Hermiston Unit of the Ameri thanks and deep appreciation for ganizer and director, but also com new feature In the by-laws is that last winter. can Legion auxiliary will hold the the kindness and loving sympathy Pacific University, Forest Grove— poses much of the music played by any farmer who wishes to be a mem meeting of Thursday, February 23, "Burning up” the Northwest Confer which has been extended us in the M. E. Fellowship Dinner. ber may Join the club, providing he the band. An interesting feature at at the home of Mrs. W. L. Hamm, at ence with his sensational first year the basketball game has been the is a member of some farm organiza Another one of those interesting loss of our dearly beloved wife and 2:00 p. m. The program will be pre play, Gerald Keller of Hermiston has playing of the opponent's school pep tion in this locality, upon payment and entertaining fellowship dinners mother. Also our thanks for the sented by members of the Junior definitely won a starting berth on song. of membership fee of $1.00 per year. will be held at the Methodist beautiful floral offerings. auxiliary. Mrs. W. E. Logan, presi the Pacific University hoop squad. Glen Rand Also any person -employed by mer church Thursday, February 23, at Members of the Hermiston Com dent. has requested that members Opal and Wilma Rand Keller climaxed his high scoring mercial club voted Tuesday night to chants, business men or corporations 6:45 p.m. A pot luck dinner will bring rags for carpets such as silk against Portland University last Mr. and Mrs. John Shults be enjoyed followed by a communi in the locality who is not the owner dresses, stockings and underwear. week by scoring 22 points to pace all continue under the present name In of real property and not In a man ty sing period, games and special Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barta These need not be cut. AU members scorers. Gerald is the fastest man stead of changing It to the Hermis agerial position, may Join the club numbers. This announcement was and family are especially urged to be present at on the squad and one of the clever ton Chamber of Commerce as was by payment of a membership fee of made this week by Stearns Cushing Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shults thia meeting. est ball handlers. Harry Shults suggested by members at a previous $1 per year Jr., pastor of the church. HUMPHREYS GIVEN VOTE OF APPRECIATION FOR PROMOTING MUSIC IN LOCAL SCHOOLS
