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7 / e. a.’im .L íito n 4/ ZT ä Z c Z OFFICIAL U M A T ILLA COUNTY PAPER NEWS Wi CENTRAL VOLUME x x x n By A. L. „ d ECK (State Capital News Bureau) Salem— To the average resident ■of Oregon, those whose acquaintance with the state is confined to that region lying west of the Cascades, the expression “wide open spaces" is Just a nice sounding phrase, redo lent of sage brush and grease-wood NEW USES FOR and graxing herds. To truly appre ALFALFA PLANNED ciate the vastnese of those wide open spaces that lie east of the Cascades The Farm Bureau Cooperative has one must visit the region in person installed a pellet making machine as did this writer last week, trailing the past week which is creating a the State land Board on its inspec great deal of interest at the mill tion of school lands of which the The new piece of machinery is a pro state still owns more than 700,000 duct of the A. Popick Manufacturing acres scattered throughout the pub Co. of Portland and is entirely new lic domain that constitutes more on the market. Mr. Popick has been than 80 per cent of central Oregon. here the past few days to instruct The trip of the land board was the local management as to the op anything but a pleasure junket al eration and care of the new mach though its monotonous hours of ine. The Champion Feed Compressor is driving through mile after mile of dusty sage-covered grazing land was unique in that it uses an entirely not entirely devoid of pleasant inci cold process In compressing the pel dents. There "were, for instance, lets without the use of steam. It side trips to various points of inter has been designed and developed e st including the Malheur reserve primarily for the compressing of for migratory waterfowl, and the coarsely ground feed which has been logging operations of the Hines lum discovered Is the greatest aid to com ber company at Seneca. But best of plete digestion. It has beep proven all were the receptions with which that pellets made from coarsely the official party was greeted at ground feeds will aid to reduce the every atop, receptions that displayed mortality rate of baby chicks and a quality of whole-hearted hospital turkey poults. An added advantage of the mach ity that leaves no room for doubt as ine is that it uses a cold process in to its sincerity. There were banquets and dinners the making of the pellets which, by civic and service clubs and cham tends to leave all vitamin content bers of commerce at Bend. Burns, in the feed. The pellets come out Pendleton and The Dalles, and even of the machine in a bright, glossy more enjoyable than these was the and hard form. Various experiments have been dinner at the H. F. Severance ranch 75 miles up the Crooked river from tried the past week. In all instan Prineville where the official party ces the machine performed well. irrived just in time to participate Something which had never been in the celebration of the silver wed tried before was attempted, to form ding anniversary of that estimable pellets from pure alfalfa hay with- ( Continued on page 5) couple. Also enjoyed was the beef steak dinner at the Herman Oliver Golf Course To Be Mowed Soon ranch two miles out of John Day in The Hermiston golf course will be Grant county where most of the par ty for the first time in their exten In first class condition Sunday, ac sive gastronomical experience dis cording to the committee in charge. covered just what a properly cured Two mowers are in operation and and properly prepared beefsteak it is expected that all fairways will be in good playing condition. tastes like. f ARM BUREAU CO-OP. INSTALLS NEW PELLET [MACHINE THIS WEEK HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 11, 1939. PRECIPITATION FOR LAST TW O MONTHS EXTREMELY LOW PROGRAM PREPARED TO DEMONSTRATE Less than one-third inch of rain ELECTRICITY USES fall has been recorded since March 15, according to Charles Taylor, lo cal weather man. Precipitation was recorded as follows: March 15, .13; April 12, .20; April 25, .01. There has been no actual rainfall in this area for a period of two months. Although this condition is somewhat inconvenient it is not as serious as is the case west and north of Herm iston. Morrow county is extremely dry and it is reported that pasture for livestock is almost gone. There have been only three drier Aprils than last April since 1909, a period of 30 years. These were as follows: April 1918, .05. April 1924, .13; April 1927, 16. April 1938 had a rainfall of .59. Much of the area around Hermis ton is not as dependent on rainfall as is the case in the Pendleton wheat fields and in Morrow county where the large pasture acreages are suf fering extremely from the drouth. Latest reports from the Pendleton wheat lands state that It is very dry and will need rain in the very near future to save the crop. Wheat lands in the Blue mountain area are not suffering quite so severely. Conditions in the Butter Creek area are not serious as yet but the fields are very dry. Spring irriga tion has stopped and those fields which have had this water are in ex cellent shape and will pull through. Other plantings which have had no irrigation are rather doubtful un less rain comes soon. The weather report for th e. past week follows: 52 May 4 ........... ............. 76 39 May 5 ........... ............. 71 46 May 6 ........... ............. 78 48 May 7 ........... ............. 79 40 May 8 ........... .............90 44 May 9 ........... .............85 36 May 10 ........... .............80 MRS. KODDA WINS HIGH AT FLOWER SHOW DISPLAY SCHEDULED TURKEY POOLING FOR TUESDAY N IG H T OPERATIONS BEGIN A demonstration and display of FRIDAY MORNING electric equipment for farm and home will take place Tuesday, May 16. at 8:00 p. m. at the Union high school building in Hermiston and in struction will be given by a num ber of competent speakers on the different subjects. The program has been prepared by Walter R. Moul ton, utilization representative of the national REA from Washington, D, C,, under the auspices of the Uma tilla Electric Cooperative associa tion. Mr. Moulton will be present to talk on the uses of electricity in the home and on the farm. Other speak ers will be Everett H. Davis, exten sion specialist, Oregon State college; Miss Frances Clinton, Home Demon stration agent; Miss Virginia Hout chens, home electrification specialist of the national REA from Washing ton, D. C., and Walter A. Holt, county agent. The meeting is open to all users of electricity or any one interested in the uses of the many kinds of appliances now available, including men, women and child ren. Door prizes will be given to those who come early which will in clude electrical appliances and elec trically cooked foods. The meeting is designed to have a good time as well as to instruct in what electric service means to the people of the new system recently built by the REA including the new extensions that will soon be under construction. Approximately 60 workers will be gin operations Friday morning at 7:00 o’clock in the first turkey pool of breeder stock in the new plant re cently completed by the Eastern Oregon Turkey Growers' association. When 4 8 pickers begin their chores feathers will fly”. Organization of the crew has been completed and it is expected that the first pool will be a successful venture Turkeys will be brought in from a radius of many miles and it is ex pected that 5000 birds will be hand led during three days of operations. J. N. Cornut of Riddle, Oregon, gov ernment grader, will C’ ain be on hand to take care of that end of the business. A total of 120 new coops have been completed and will be available for the shippers. Trucks will be sent about the country to pick up the birds. The two coolers will be in readiness for the first shipment Fri day. HERMISTON W INS OVER HEPPNER NINE The Hermiston Union high Bull dogs ended their baseball season by edging out Heppner high by a score of 11 to 10 Thursday afternoon. After spotting Heppner to nine runs in the first two innings. Hermiston settled down behind the effective pitching of Marvin Rankin. The Calf Club Meets Monday. winning run came across when A regular meeting of the Hermis ler’s single drove Rankin home. ton 4-H Calf club was held in the H R office of M. E. Knickerbocker, assis 6 Heppner .......... .. 10 tant county agent, 11 Hermiston ..... . 11 ♦ ♦ ♦ K elty Is New Chairman— Paul R. Kelty of Lafayette auto matically becaime chairman of the new parole board this week when in allotting the appointments Governor Sprague gave him the short two- year term. G. W. Mason, the hold over member on the board drew the four-year term and Roy S. (Spec) Keene the six-year term. It is pre sumed that Kelty will be re-appoint ed to a six-year term upon the com pletion of his first two years on the board. The new board will meet in Salem Friday to organize but it is not expected that It will get down to the business of selecting a parole officer and field staff for at least another two or three weeks. The new organization does not take over until June 14 when the new parole law becomes effective. HERMISTON UNION HIGH TO GRADUATE LARGE CLASS THURSDAY LARGE C R O W D ATTENDS EXHIBITION AT LEGION HALL The first annual spring flower show sponsored by the Hermiston Garden club was held Monday after noon and evening in the American Legion hall. The exhibition was a huge success from all angles as dem onstrated by the enthusiasm and in terest shown by the crowd In at tendance estimated as between 250 and 300. Mrs. W. J. Rodda, who resides on a farm in the Minnehaha district, was awarded the sweepstakes ribbon by virtue of four firsts, including: tall bearded iris; best iris, any va riety; bachelor’s buttons; shrubs di vision with a snowball bouquet. Other blue ribbon winners includ ed: Mrs. F. C. McKenzie, blooming trees, with hawthorne; Mrs. J. R. Chenault, apricot-tinted viola; Mrs. Bert Nation, one variety pansies; Mrs. Joe Udey, snow-on-the-moun- tain in unclassified perennials; Mrs. McKenzie, mixed pansies. Mrs. George Kendler, 1 variety spuria iris; Mrs. Joe Udey, peonies; Mrs. Chas. Taylor, day lily; Mrs. Alice Wagner, oriental poppy; Mrs. C. Piersol, columbines; Mrs. H. A. Hooker, vase of roses; Mrs. Craig Percy, climbing rose; Mrs. J. R. Chenault, fantasy tulip with a bloom-spread of over eight Inches. Iris exhibits dominated the dis plays but two divisions somewhat out of the ordinary helped make the show outstanding. They were an (Continued on page 6) NATIO N PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CHARGE Bert J. Nation, night marshal, pleaded not guilty before Justice of the Peace E. P. Dodd Thursday af ternoon on a warrant charging as sault which has been signed Wed nesday afternoon by Hogan Miller of Hermlton. The warrant came af ter Miller appeared before the Jus tice of Peace charging Nation with assault after a heated argument on Main street Wednesday afternoon. No date of hearing has been set until word is received from District Attorney A. C. McIntyre who will investigate the charge. COMMERCIAL CLU B TALKS ON HOUSING The housing situation was discuss ed at the regular meeting of the Hermiston Commercial club Tuesday evening. There has been a decided need for more houses in Hermiston the past year and with construction going on in Umatilla and various other projects about the country the situation is getting acute. Other matters discussed were the possibilities of zoning the city, the clearing of titles of city owned lota, and the possibility of establishing Hermiston as a mid-way point for truck lines operating out of Port land. No definite action was taken on any of the matters but will be stud ied and brought up at a later meet ing. j ♦ ♦ ♦ Oliver to Win Appointment— The next change on the State Highway Commission awaits the pleasure of Herman Oliver, Grant county rancher and John Day bank er. Governor Sprague, shortly after taking office, let it be known that Oliver would be named to succeed E. B. Aldrich on the commission if and when the Pendleton publisher should decide to retire. This week the gov ernor indicated that the change would probably be made “some time this summer, when it suits Mr. Oli ver’s convenience." Apparently Al drich Is ready to quit the commis sion at any time and only continues to serve at the request of the gover nor. Oliver who is now a member of the state board of higher educa tion. will retire from that board when he becomes a member of the highway commission. REA CONTRACT IS A P P R O V E D la Madden, Marvin Rankin, Mary Helene Piersol, Dehnar McCracken, Lena Behne, Glen Elwood, Claudine Hale. Last row: Lester Flannlgan, Virginia Wella, Annie Pearson, Jesse The National REA has approved the contract of T. Y. McClellan for the construction of the new expan sion of 32 miles more of lines to be added to the original system of the Umatilla Electric Cooperative. Work is expected to start within a very few days. These additions will complete the present system of rural lines at Boardman. Irrigon. Hermiston, Stan field, Westland irrigation district. Butter Creek above Pine City, and Echo to Nolln. Other small additions may be con nected up along these lines from time to time as desired and found feasible under the rules of the REA. Approv al of the wheat line extension is ex pected soon with the necessary al lotment for construction. When all la completed the system will exceed Moore. 25« miles. ♦ ♦ ♦ Flood W ater Campaign Aided— The state board of control has agreed to support the city of Pen dleton in its campaign for control of the flood waters of the Umatilla river. The flood control program contemplates expenditure of $4.500,- 000 by the federal government in the construction of a dam about 20 miles above Pendleton. The state is interested in the project because of the fact that the eastern Oregon state hospital is located in the old river bed and in direct line of any flood that might occur on the Uma The above pictured students of tilla river. Small floods in 1*31 and Hermiston high school will receive 1*32 damaged hospital property to their diplomas at graduation exer- the extent of approximately *25,000 according to Dr. W. D. McNary, sup cisaa this month. The seniors, first rovr, left to right : Tom Quick. Oer- erintendent of the institution. NUMBER 38 aldine Mullin«, Darwin Shaw, Geor gia Rae Neal, Ralph Marble. Eleanor Steiner, Elbert Moore. Second row: Vaster Shaw, Alma Laird, Oilbert Gettmann, Marie Kennteon, Wayne Lindner, Zelma Sale, Lucille Weeks. Third row: Presley Stillings. Gladys Williams. John Dunning, Loretta Mulkins, John Knox, Gladys Pierson, Maxine Bltnatoa. Fourth row; Del
