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
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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