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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
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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 ........
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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.
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47
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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.