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The world the man - ing to forg being roLUME xxxn «, he ¿y thing numbeb 27 TURKEY COOPERATIVE WILL BURD $7500 KILLING PLANT HERE Wlw idmntstnn Mrntiiï HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. CO-OP. BUSINESS INSTITUTE DECLARED EDUCATIONAL God will not look you over for medals, degrees or di plomas. but for scars.— El bert Hubbard. IEBBUABY 23, 1939. ASSISTANT COU NTY AGENT The more than 50 people who at tended the cooperative business in stitute Thursday (today) declared PLANT COMPLETED the discussion one of education to persons interested in coooperation BY M A Y 1ST and its operation. Robert N. Kerr, The board of directors for the attorney for the Interstate Associa Eastern Oregon Turkey Growers’ ted Creameries, of Portland, contri association authorized construction buted his services to direct the dis of a $7500 turkey killing, picking cussion on the legal phases of coop and cooling plant at a meeting Tues eration, which continued through day evening. Construction will start out the day. J. H. Reid conducted a short ses early next week with M. L. Long sion in which credit extension was horn in charge. discussed. The plant will be installed in the The institute will continue Fri present warehouse west of the rail day, starting at 10:00 A. M. in the road tracks and will extend to the west street, and 24 feet north on Legion hall, and will deal with the what is known as the Tum-A-Lum business and bookkeeping depart Lumber company property. Dimen ment in cooperatives. Paul Carpen sions will be 64 by 84 feet. The ter, marketing specialist from Ore plant is being financed by local gon State college will direct the dis capital at the authorization of the cussion, due to the inability of R. L. membership. Lumber will be con Kron of Portland to be present to tracted by the Tum-A-Lum Lumber act in that capacity. Managers and directors and office company and wiring will be done by Cut Courtesy E. O. Photo-Engraving employees of local cooperatives were J. V. Villermoure of Hermiston. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Knickerbocker and their daughter Kay are pic Refrigeration equipment will be present at the meeting today as well tured above as they arrived in Hermiston last week, where Mr. Knick furnished by the Hersch Refrigera as representatives from Pendleton erbocker is assigned as assistant county agent, succeeding Jay T. tion Co., of Portland, and will be and Milton-Freewater cooperatives. Pierson, who resigned. The Knickerbocker« are making their home in among the most modern. Two cool Among those present from out-of- the A. F. Bensel residence, vacated by the Piersons. ing plants will be installed enabling town were A. A. Thomason, Sam the plant to take care of a car load Ingle, Andy Miller, Geo. Prease, A. Lavender Ellsworth Simons. of turkeys a day when in full op G. Wrinkle, O. K. Goodman, Walter R.E.A. OFFICE IN Herman, John Hickman, Elmer Lavendar Ellsworth Simons, 76, eration. Semi-scald facilities will Chastain, Wayne Chastain, Jack Wil NEW QUARTERS father of Curtis Simons of Hermis also be available at the plant. son and Rev. Cole. ton, passed away Saturday, Febru A modern cooling rack which will The Umatilla Electric Coopera ary 18, at the Walla Walla hospital, carry 80 birds will be used in the tive association office is now located operations. The racks are 38 inches BOARDMAN SMOKER on the first floor of the Reclamation following a brief illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday after wide, 64 inches long and 68 inches building, with the west entrance. noon from Marchall, Calloway and high and move on rollers. Birds will DRAWS M A N Y The college extension office is now Hennesey funeral home, and inter be hung on the racks when they More than 200 people from towns on the second floor, first door to the ment in the Walla Walla cemetery. come from the picking department in west Umatilla county and north right at the head of the stairs. Hè was born May 17, 1863, in and will be placed in the cooler. ern Morrow county took in the The move was made Saturday in Pennsylvania. He is survived by his When properly cooled the rack will Boardman alumni smoker last Fri view of the proposed extension of wife, Priscilla A. Simons of Walla be removed, the birds graded from day night at Boardman in the high Walla; seven children, Melvin and the rack and placed in their proper school gym. L. C. Todd of Hermis lines in the R.E.A. and added pa Floyd Simons and Mrs. Lester Wil divisions for packing. The use of ton refereed the bouts, and stated trons who will be coming into the liams, all of Walla Walla, Curtis these racks will play a major part that the alumni were to be com office each month. Simons of Hermiston, Eugene Sim in increasing the efficiency of the mended for the splendid arrange ons of Springfield, Mass., Mrs. Free M . E. Knickerbocker took over the plant. ment of the ring and selection of extension office in the new location man Allen of Pendleton and Mr». The present plan is to have the bouts. ( as assistant county agent in west Floyd Arbogaat of Touchet, Wn. plant ready by May 1st when the The main six round event between breeding stock will be marketed. Stanley Partlow of Boardman and Umatilla county, assisted by Miss Tuesday Gym Classes. When in full swing, 70 people will Don Alstott of Hermiston was a Maxine Paul. The regular Wednesday night be employed to keep the birds mov technical knock-out for Partlow gym classes have been changed to ing, it was stated. Wool Growers Auxiliary. the third round after both got Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock, ac The exterior of the building will some hard punches. The Wool Growers auxiliary will cording to an announcement made be sheet iron and when equipment The semi-final was a decision meet Friday, March 3, at the home this week. The classes are sponsored is installed it is believed the plant the fourth round for Benny White of Mrs. M. E. Coe in Echo. Mrs. Gay by the Hermiston Garden club and will be among the most modern In of Heppner against Tiny Caldwell lord Madison, president, has re are for any woman or girl interested the Pacific northwest. of Umatilla, and was a scrappy fight quested that all members be present. in physical education. The board of directors consist of Bill Harris of Hermiston knocked John JendrzeJewski, president, Chas. Ed Darby of Heppner out in the Weather Report. First Aid Meeting Friday. Keller, C. A. Flanigan, Merrill Pot first round with a lucky punch. The next class in the series of Max. Min. ter and L. C. Todd. H. G. Rankin Sam McCracken of Hermiston won Date First Aid meetings will be held Fri . 23 16 .......... 56 February is warehouse man and is being as a decision over Young Cramer of 60 ... 29 day, February 24, and every Friday February 17 ......... sisted with plans for the plant by Boardman in the third round. February 18 ........ - 57 . .. 34 for the next seven consecutive H. K. Dean, superintendent of the A1 Partlow of Boardman edged in .......... 51 . . 30 weeks. The meetings are held In 19 Umatilla Field Station. on the third round with Bernard ......... 48 . .. 20 the library beginning at 7:30 p. m. The Eastern Oregon Turkey Grow Corpe of Hermiston, after an even February 20 20 The public is Invited to attend these 48 ers’ association has operated in this battle In the first two rounds, to February 21 ......... 23 meetings. .......... 47 .... February 22 ......... territory for the past ten years. It win the decision. is affiliated with the Oregon Turkey The announcement was made of a Cooperative association, which is a smoker at Heppner, March 3. member of the Northwest Turkey Growers’ association with head MISS ARLEEN PETERSON. quarters at Salt Lake City, Utah. Miss Arlene Peterson, who taught During the past season the associa commercial subjects in the Hermis tion paid $128,533.(4 net to grow ton Union high school in the year ers. with the January pool incom 1928-29, passed away February 2, At the semi-monthly meeting of vice will demonstrate the making of plete, leaving approximately $600 after a brief illness at her home in the Stanfield Women’s Study club "spring salads.” Ladles are urged to more to be distributed to growers. Temple City, California, Since leav Thursday afternoon, the following attend as this Is the only unit which A total of 33,786 birds, weighing ing Hermiston she had been in the program was given. Mrs. Jay Baker Miss Case will visit. Each lady is 5(3,101 pounds were pooled through employ of the U. S. Forest Service, and Mrs. L. Jouannault gave short asked to bring either sandwiches or the association during the ¿938-39 first as a senior stenographer and biographies of Hitler and Mussolini cookies to be served with the salad season. later in personnel and .library work. respectively; Mrs. F. Steinke led at noon. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Refvem and Turkeys shipped through the as At the time of her death she was group singing; and J. M. Richards sociation are known on terminal stationed at the University of Arizo was a guest speaker, his subject be sons Don and Tommy motored to markets as “Norbest” birds and are na, Tucson. ing. “Forty Years of International Walla Walla, Wednesday, to visit becoming Increasingly in demand Relations with Japan.” Mrs. D. R. Alvin Refvem and attend a Red & Seed Advice Given. due to their high quality. Starkweather of The Dalles and White store meeting. E. R. Jackman, farm crops specia Mrs. Neil Robertson of Butter Creek Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Sumpter of CARD OF THANKS. list from Oregon State college, will were guests. Mrs. F. B. Stuart will Heppner have moved into the James be at the office of M. E. Knicker be hostess at her home March 2, Lane cottages. Mr. Sumpter buys hay We wish to express our most sin bocker, assistant county agent, the when the annual election of officers and operates his own baler. cere thanks to our many friends for Mrs. A. Heyden entertained a afternoon of March 8, to assist any will be held. Roll call will be re their kindness during our sad be one interested in small seed produc group of children Saturday after sponded to by a current event and reavement and also for the many tion methods. The meeting will be Mrs. F. Steinke will give a paper on noon honoring her son Harlan on floral tributes. Mrs. Laura Young and family. very informal and will be for farm “The Religious Situation in Europe." his fifth birthday. Mrs R. G. Penney entertained the ers who wish to supplement small Lowell and Geneva Young. Mrs. N. D. Bard returned Sunday seed production for other farm Home Extension club at her home Mr. and Mrs. Emery Cox, from Omaha where she attended the Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. James Lane crops. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Young. Union Pacific Old Timer’« conven and Mrs. Lloyd Russell were club Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Bull. tion as a delegate from the Pendle Old Time Revival. guests. The club voted to sponsor a ton auxiliary. A public invitation has been is- benefit card party in the Grange C. R Moore to Glide. David Rees of Medford and Wm. hall March 17. gued by Evangelist and Mrs. Dwight Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Moore and Brown of Ruck, Texas, to attend an Rees of Portland were In Stanfield The Commercial club members daughter Wanda will leave next old time revival meeting at the Full Monday while looking after their and their families enjoyed an oyster week for Glide, Ore., where Mr. Gospel church in Irrigon. The meet mother’s ranch on the project. supper in the I.O.O.F. hall Thursday Moore will serve as pastor of the ings open Sunday. February 26. Mrs. W. O. Wallace entertained njght. Church of Christ They have made with a meeting every night except the members of her Sunday school Sunday guests at the Don Childs their home here for several reara. Sunday, at 7:45 o’clock. Special class at dinner Friday evening. home were Mr. and Mrs. George Mr. Moore was at one time pastor of meetings will be conducted every The Echo-Stanfield Home Exten- Challis and children of Pendleton, the Union church, and Wanda has Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at sion Unit will meet in the church Mrs. Frank Yoder and Mr«. Quigley been active in church and Christian the Umatilla Gospel Mission. Special basement Friday at 10:00 a. m. Miss of Prineville and Mrs. Emma Mar- Endeavor affairs. music and singing each night. Lucy Case of O.S.C. extension ser- tin. STANFIELD STUDY CLUB HAS INTERESTING PROGRAM; MRS, BARD RETURNS Tumbling, H. E. YOUNG FUNERAL TUESDAY HEPPNER CAGERS TAKE HOOP TITLE HERE TUESDAY NIGHT Funeral services for Herman E Young were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock from Prann’s Fun eral Parlors in Hermiston. Inter ment was in the Heppner cemetery. UM ATILLA FIVE Services were conducted by Rev. Carlson of La Grande, assisted by A. DEFEATEDJI9- 18 B. Turner, pastor of the Pentecostal A desperate last-quarter rally to church of Hermiston. Mr. Young died at St. Anthony’s overcome a ten-point lead fell one hospital in Pendleton, Saturday, point short here Tuesday In the February 18. following an illness of championship game of the Upper two months of staphylococci infec Columbia Basketball league when tion and blood poisoning. He under Heppner, winner of the eastern di went a major operation early Satur vision, noaed out Umatilla, winner of the western division, by one day but was too weak to survive. point, 18 to 19. Pall bearers at the funeral were The over anxious Umatilla team E. B. Wattenburger, Otis McCarty was outplayed by the fighting Hepp Sr., Fred Lee, Marion Finch, Fred ner squad in the first three quarters. Rauch and Clayton Ayers. The score wag tied. 5 to 5, in the Herman E. Young was born at first canto, while Heppner pulled Hartsville, Missouri, May 2, 1887, away to a 12-to-7 lead at the half. and passed away February 18, 1939, Again in the third quarter a flred- at the age of 51 years. He spent his up Heppner second string ran rings childhood and young manhood In around Umatilla to run the lead to the state of Missouri. 19 to 9. But that was all for Hepp He was married to Otis V. Garner, ner. September 16, 1906. To this union Umatilla Stages Bally. six children were born, Mr. Young Umatilla came to life and scored and hig family moved to Oregon In 1918 where they have remained, nine points in the final quarter and making their home on Butter Creek. held the Heppner team scoreless, Mrs. Young passed away In Febru but when the firing ceased Heppner ary, 1929. A daughter Doris, died at etill held the one-point margin. Three trophies were awarded the age of three years. The other five children are E. B. Young, The after the game. To Umatilla went Dalles, Mrs. Emery Cox of Hermis the Frank Jackson, Walla Walla, ton. Mrs. Paul C. Bull of Enterprise, trophy for winning the eastern di Lowell and Geneva of Echo, who vision of the league. Heppner was awarded the BUI Hatch, Spokane, survive. On December 13, 1930, Mr. Young trophy for winning the western di was married to Mrs. Laura Sprague, vision championship and the Master and to this union three children Engravers, Portland trophy for win were born, James, Juanita and Rob ning the championship of the Upper ert Young, all of whom are living. Columbia Basketball league. The Heppner high school band Besides those mentioned he is sur vived by his widow Laura, a step furnished entertainment at the half son, Homer Sprague, his parents, with music and floor work. (18) Umatilla Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Young of Harts Heppner (19) F (4) Barbouletoe ville, Missouri, two sisters, Ida of Barrett (6) (2) Cooney r Hartsville, and Mrs. W. F. Austin Drake (1) (6) E. Hiatt c of Shoshone, Idaho; three brothers, Applegate (2) McNabb G Ed of Hartsville; Bryan of Jerome, Wray (2) (3) V. Hiatt G Idaho; and George of Shoshone; and Coxen (4) Substitutions; For Heppner, Mor- six grandchildren, Betty, Geraldine, Edward and Donna Marie Cox; gan (3), J. Crawford (1), H. Craw- Billy Young and Beverley Jean Bull. ford (2); for Umatilla, Bray (1). Referees: J. Hodgen and J. Lloyd. Mr. Young became a member of the Christian church in 1927. License Examiner Coming. C. M. Bently, examiner of opera tors and chauffeurs, will be in Her miston, Thursday, March 2, at the city library between the hours off 11:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m., respec tively, according to a recent an nouncement released from the Sec retary of State's office. F. B. L A d F e S GIVEN INSTRUCTION IN RUG M A K IN G The ladles of the Farm Bureau auxiliary received instruction in hand made rug making at their meeting Friday, February 17, when Mrs. Arietta White of Hermiston demonstrated and explained various systems. Work on the Columbia park club house Is expected to start next week, it wag announced at the Friday meeting. Mrs. Catherine Sommerer and Mrs. Avis Keener served on the pro gram committee furnishing a valen tine hunt and other games. Mrs. Emma Upham and Miss I-ols Hutchi son served on the refreshment com mittee. The next meeting will be held Friday, March 3, with Mrs. Mabel Weeks and Mrs. May Oetchell act ing on the program committee, and Mrs. Edna Barager. Mrs. Emma Chrlstley and Mrs. Ben Fix on the refreshment committee. PORTLAND ROSE SHOW JUNE 7-10 Portland— Full description of the elaborate four-day program for this year’s Portland Rose Festival, June 7 to 10, Is contained In folders now being mailed to Eastern friends planning to visit the coast this sum mer. All Oregon hag been Invited by Frank E. McCasiln, festival presi dent, to mail folders to Eastern friends who may be planning to come to the San Francisco fair. NOTED SPEAKERS A T COOPERATIVE STORE MEETING Four men who are well Informed In the cooperative field spoke at the annual meeting of the Hermiston Mercantile Cooperative store last Friday night, in the basement of the Union church, at which approxima tely 50 were present. K. Reynolds, president, and L. Quinn, manager of the Walla Walla Consumers’ Coop erative, Chas. Pool, sales manager for the Pacific Supply Cooperative of Walla Walla, and Dr. Pratt, known for his Interest In coopera tive effort, were among the speak ers. Ralph Richards was elected to the board of directors, and E. Coon ey and A. W. Tumbled re-elected. Other board members are Mrs. A. E. McFarland and Wm. Klk. Following the election of directors, manager E. H. Dunning reported that $4000 more business had been done this year than In 1937. Mr. Reynolds suggested that the membership assist In every way pos sible In making the business a suc cess. Mr. Quinn pointed out the advan tages of an educational program and habit forming methods In buying on a cash basis. Mr. Pool followed the remarks by Mr. Quinn by giving service, economy and quality as three fields to Justify a cooperative, and obtain a better cooperative fel lowship between members. He stated that the lack of frontier in which to start new industries, requires that there be a change In production. Dr. Pratt gave a word of en couragement and advice to mem bers in sticking together and build ing reserves. He believes that one of the solutions to proper distribution today is cooperation. Program numbers were a reading by Mrs. W. O. Dyer, “What George Saw in the Movies” ; Reading. “Team Work,” by Mrs. A. B. Mc Farland: Rending, "Velners,” by Miss Myrthena Martin. Refresh ments of cake and coffee were serv ed at the close of the program. , 8 P. M.
