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By A. L. UNDBECK
(State Capital New« Bure LU)
MAC DONALD URGES
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
OFFICIAL U M A TILLA COUNTY PAPER
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VOLUME XXXII
J. B. SAYLOR CALLED
B Y D EA TH A T
PENDLETON SUNDAY
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, MAY 18, 1939.
«• mayor M c K e n z ie
decrees
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E IG H T H G R A D E
GRADUATION HELD
WEDNESDAY P. M.
NUMBER 39
ELECTRICAL DEMONSTRATION
SHOWS WORTH TO REA USERS
SALEM— The recommendation of
♦
MAY 26-27 AS OFFICIAL
♦
Thos. H. MacDonald, chief of the
♦
POPPY DAY
♦
federal bureau of public road«, for
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system of interregional highways la
♦
“I, F. C. McKenzie, mayor of ♦
the greatest forward movement for
♦ the City of Hermiston, believ- ♦
highway development that has been
♦ ing that the memory of those ♦
suggested since the original federal
♦ who gave their lives in the ♦
aid highway act of 1917, in the OLD TIM E PIONEER
♦ World War and their high pa- ♦ C L A S S O F '29
FARMERS URGED
F A IR S IZ E D
opinion of R. H. Baldock, Oregon’s
trlotic sacrifice should be kept •>
state highway engineer.
ON BUTTER CREEK
♦ bright for the inspiration of ♦ RECEIVES DIPLOMAS
TO TEST FORT. B.
CROWD ATTENDS » J
At the direction of the highway
< America, urge all citizens to ♦
commission Baldock has written
Joseph B. Saylor, 75, for many < wear their memorial flower, the ♦
TUESDAY NIG HT
Graduation exercises were held at IN NEAR FUTURE
each member of the Oregon delega years a resident of Butter Creek, ♦ poppy, Friday and Saturday, ♦
the
Hermiston grade school auditor
tion in Congress urging their sup .passed away Sunday afternoon at St. ♦ May 26-27, and give for the ♦
Six years ago Umatilla county was
The cooking of a typical farm
port of the MacDonald program Anthony’s hospital in Pendleton. ♦ poppy as generously as they are ♦ ium Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 tested for tuberculosis in cattle, and
dinner on an electric range was the
for
29
eighth
grade
graduates.
The
which calls for the utilisation of Mr. Saylor was formerly president of ♦ able to aid the war’s living vie- ♦
as a result of that test was placed principal feature on the program
present free traffic facilities through the Echo and Freewater banks, and ♦ tims, the disabled veterans and <• grade school orchestra assisted on In an accredited area, which means
Tuesday night in the high school
the
program.
Rev.
Stearns
Cushing
reconstruction
to meet modern owned one of the richest farms on
dependent families.”
♦ gave the principal address and Sup that cattle could be shipped into an auditorium, which proved both In
needs.
Butter Creek. He has been a resi
erintendent W. G. Kersbergen pre other county or state without the teresting and educational to the ap
Improvement of the Pacific high dent of this territory for 46 years
necessity of a T. B. test. In order proximately 150 people present.
sented
the diplomas.
way and the Columbia river high- and has engaged in all types of en
to maintain this accredited rating,
Walter R. Moulton, utilization
The
following
is
a
list
of
the
grad
way-Old Oregon Trail in Oregon terprises.
it is now necessary to retest all Uma representative of the national REA,
IRRIGON
FARMER
uates:
Genevieve
Anita
Bllnston,
would be included in MacDonald’s
He was born in Miflinton, Pa., in
Marion Neal Borthwick, Barbara L. tilla county herds, both dairy and Washington, D. C., brought out the
program.
1863, and his youth was spent in SUCCUMBS W HILE
Connor,
Gerald J. Coxen, David Du beef. As a result of the last test theme of the entire evening’s dem
'The most pressing highway pro preparing for the teaching profes
fur
Jr..
Wanda E. Dunning, Betty there were less than one-half of one onstration during his talk when he
AT
WORK
M
ONDAY
blems in Oregon today,” Baldock de sion. He attended Altoona academy
Edwards,
Kenneth Elwood, Doris per cent of the cattle removed as re stressed the use of more electricity
clared in his letter to the Oregon and following his graduation taught
actors. It is expected that this per by each individual member of the co
Alvin Jerome Strader, about 45, Lenora Follett, Gloria Hammer,
Congressmen, “are the moderniza for several years near Milton, Athe
centage will be considerably less operative, and for eiach farmer to
Wayne
Harris,
Mary
Louise
Hazen,
was found dead near Irrigon Tues-
tion of the upper Columbia river na and Echo.
this time. In all, perhaps not over try and get his neighbor who is not
. day morning after irrigating in the Stanley Hodges, Margaret L. Jones,
highway and the building of high
a dozen cows will be found to be re a user on the line, in order to make
He
acquired
the
Wm.
Lloyd
ranch
fje]d
durjng
thg
night
He
apparent.
Kathleen
L.
Keener.
way arterials into and through cit
the electric cooperative a success.
on Butter Creek in 1893 and has ly succumbed to a heart attack some
Clarence A. Kennison, Marjorie actors in Umatilla county.
ies.”
Aside from the advisability of
Walter Holt, Umatilla county ag
been actively engaged in farming time during the night, and was M. Knapp, Carl Longhorn, Naomi M.
until the time of his death. His son found by relatives. Mr. Strader had Moore, Vivian Fay Morris, Linda maintaining the present accredited ent, presided over the meeting and
DEMOCRATIC JOB
Ralph is running the ranch at the farmed in the Irrigon district for Mary Neary, Leo Maynard Neal, eating, the matter of human health gave a short history of the REA line,
Molly Ann Ripley, Florence Roberts, muts he considered. Cows infected and credited much of the organizing
present time.
several years.
HOLDERS UNEASY
with tuberculosis are capable of to W. A. Sawyer, assistant county
On May 16, 1894, he was married
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Frank H. Stone, Lyle G. Tilden,
to Minnie L. Gerking, who with Bessie Strader; two brothers, Melvin Lowell Tiller, David H. White, Gene transmitting that disease directly to agent at that time. He stated that
human beings through their milk, the evening’s demonstration was
Resignation of N. G. Wallace as three children survive: Ralph of and Milton, and one sister, Mrs. Vir va Louise Young.
and hence it is to everyone’s interest brought about at the request of the
public utilities commissioner and ap Echo, Edgar of Hermiston, and Nel- ginia Chaney, all of whom are living
to remove such animals from the board of directors of the local line.
pointment of O. R. Bean, Portland, as ma who is now teaching Home Eco at Irrigon.
FFA BOYS V IS IT
| herd.
Mr. Holt introduced Miss Virginia
his successor hae quieted speculation nomics in the senior high school at
Funeral services were Thursday
Testing for tuberculosis will be Houtchens, home electrification spe
as to Governor Sprague's intentions Roseburg. Five grandchildren also afternoon at 2:30 in Irrigon with EXPERIMENT FARM
______
' done free of charge by Dr. Warde cialist of the national REA of Wiash-
in that direction, but the change in survive. There are also two bro Charles Ross of Walla Walla offi
A large group of Future Farmers Meyer, federal veterinarian, who al- ington, D. C., who proceeded with
department heads has only served to thers, Charles of Altoona, Pa., and ciating. Burial was also in Irrigon.
of America visited the Hermiston so d<>©4 Bangs disease testing in this the cooking of the farm dinner on
increase the uneasiness felt by the Will of Port Royal, Pa.
Experiment Farm Friday. They were county. Indemnity payments will be the statge, complete from salad to
Mr. Saylor moved his family to
commission's small army of employ
TRACK FINISHED
shown about the place by H. K. made for all infected animals killed dessert. She requested that all wom
ees, While it is not believed there Milton in 1905 where he was active
Dean and the various instructors the same as has been done in the en who become owners of electric
are a number of highly lucrative in civic and religious activities. He FOR DERBY RACES
ranges to read the instruction books
who accompanied the group. The paat.
jobs in the department now being was influential in building the First
boys were greatly Interested in the
Farmers are asked to cooperate in very carefully In order to get moat
held by democrats which look migh Christian church and in organizing
The track on the Hermiston fair
ty tempting to republican patriots the McLaughlin Union high school grounds are in excellent condition for different experiments being carried the tuberculosis testing program Just efficient and lasting service out of
who are becoming impatient at the district. He was a lifelong member the derby races next week end. The on this year at the farm and profit-1 beginning in this district. Any in- their electric equipment. The use of
| formation may be obtained at the tight fitting covers on all cooking
administration’s delay in distribut of the Christian church, also of the track will be hand naked by CCC ed from the excursion.
Members came from Boardman, assistant county agent's office. Any- utensils was also stressed in order
ing what they regard as the right Woodmen of the World. From Mil- boys this week end and it is expect
ton the family moved back to But ed that the surface will be in read Heppner, Helix and Pendleton, and one who does not ship to the Utna- to use much of the free or stored
ful spoils of a partisan victory.
tilla Co-op Creamery and has cows heat. Using the right methods, there
Judge Wsfllace's resignation was ter Creek.
iness for fast horses. Stalls have travelled in a large bus. The boys
not entirely unexpected. While Gov
Funeral services were held Thurs been built to take care of more are members of Smith-Hughes cours to test is asked to leave his name at is no heat for kitchen use as inex
ernor Sprague had indicated no in day afternoon at 2:00 o’clock from horses.
es in the different high schools and the assistant county agent's office. pensive as electricity, she stated.
Some of the electrically cooked
tention of removing the commission Bomboy’s chapel in Pendleton with
The Hermiston high school band the excursion was a climax of the
foods she cooked during the demon
er for whom he held a high personal Rev. Ward Rice of Walla Walla offi and the The Dalles German will play year’s study.
NATION FREED FROM stration were given away as door
regard, Wallace’s health was such as ciating. Mrs. Keith Caldwell of at the races, according to members
prizes later in the evening. Miss
to force his retirement,
Portland sang.
of the derby committee. Bleachers COMMENCEMENT
ASSAULT CHARGE
(Continued on page 2)
The pall bearers were Sloan will be constructed to take care of
♦ « ♦
HELD THURSDAY
Thompson, Harry Andres of Echo, the crowds.
Night Marshal B. J. Nation was
Parole Board Begins Work—
Will Steen of Milton, C. L. Wood
Approximately 75 horses will be
UM ATILLA GARDEN
Professor Leon Ellis of Whitman released from a warrant charging
In order that prisoners in the Ore ward of Walla Walla, George B. entered in the races.
assault,
which
was
signed
by
Hogan
College
will
deliver
the
commence
Wallace
of
Portland,
and
Henry
CLUB TO HAVE SHOW
gon penitentiary shall not be dis
ment address for the Hermiston high Miller of Hermiston, Wednesday af
criminated against through opera Sommerer of Hermiston. Commit
school graduation exercises Thurs ternoon at a hearing held before
ALFALFA CUTTING
tion of the new indeterminate sen ment was at the Milton cemetery.
The Umatilla Garden club Is spon
day, May 18, in the high school au Justice of the Peace E. P. Dodd In soring a flower show Saturday, May
tence act which becomes effective
NOW UNDERWAY
the library basement. Evidence pro
ditorium.
June 14, Governor Sprague has let
20, In the Community hall in Uma
The following are the graduates: duced at the trial clearly indicated tilla both afternoon and evening.
it be known that he will resort to IRRIGATION WATER
Harvesting of the first crop of al Lena Baehne, Maxine Bllnston, John that Nation acted in self defense.
his authority to extend executive USED FROM CANAL
Anyone from Umatilla and any of
Acting in defense of Nation were
falfa is generally underway through Dunning. Glenn Elwood, Lester
clemency to prisoners whose senten
the surrounding towns and country
out the districts of the west end of Flannigan. Gilbert Gettmann, Clau Peterson & Peterson of Pendleton are eligible to enter exhibits for
ces are shown to have been unduly
Contrary to reports coming from Umatilla and north end of Morrow dine Hale, Marie Kennison, John and A. C. McIntyre, district attor
harsh. The governor has instructed
Pendleton, Hermiston Irrigation wa counties. Because of a cool spring Knox, Alma Laird, Wayne Lindner, ney, represented the state. Witness competition.
his parole board to review the Tecord
Rules and regulations for the
of all prisoners now in the institu ter is still coming from the feed cheat Is somewhat «head of the al Delmar McCracken, Della Madden, es called to the stand included Hogan flower show are similar to the one
canal, according to Enos D. Martin, falfa and is now at a stage when it Ralph Marble, Lauretta Mulkins, Miller, Art Finley, Mrs. Bert Michel,
tion and to make recommendations
held In Hermiston a few weeks ago.
in such cases as the board may re manager. A small head is still avail must be cut to provide a better grade Geraldine Mullins, Elbert Moore, Mrs. Ben O’Conner, Miss Lois Purdy, according to the committee. Entries
able
from
this
source.
Myron
"ftabe”
Nation
and
B.
J.
Na
of feed. This condition is not so Georgia Rae Neal, Annie Pearson,
gard as entitled to the governor’s
will be accepted from 9:30 a. m. un
However, unless it rains in the damaging as it was last season at Mary Helene Piersol, Gladys Pier tion.
attention. A difference of opinion
til 10:45 a. m. on that day. The
mountains in the very near future, this time and the quality of the first son, Tom Quick, Marvin Rankin,
In
defending
his
decision
Dodd
re
exists among attorneys as to the ef
sweepstakes ribbon will be awarded
fect of the new law on old prisoners. it will be necessary "to switch to cutting will be better than that of Zelma Sale, Darwin Shaw, Vester viewed somewhat the history of the to the exhibitor winning the great
Cold Springs reservoir for water last year.
case
and
warned
that
in
the
future
Shaw, Eleanor Steiner, Pressley Stil
Some of the sponsors of the measure
est number of blue ribbons, and in
It is expected that because of the lings, Lucille Weeks, Virginia Wells, he would deal severely with drunk- case of a tie, red ribbons will be
are of the opinion that the act is supply. The reservoir is full at the
present
time.
eness
in
Hermiston
and
stated
that
dry season in other parts of the Gladys Williams, Joe Tomlin, Tom
retroactive. Others disagree. At
counted. Flower containers must
there would be an attempt made to
northwest that hay grown on irri Lotspeieh.
torney General Van Winkle in a
be marked with owner’s name on ad
WEATHER REPORT
"clean
up”
the
city.
He
stressed
the
gated lands will command a better
memorandum opinion to the parole
hesive
tape placed on bottom of con
need for a jail in Hermiston.
Ladies Attend Flower Show
The following is the weather re price than last year. The Pact that
board gave it as his view that the
tainer.
Mrs. Julius Gimbie, Mrs. Charles
act will not apply to prisoners sen port for the week ending Wednesday, winter range grass is very short, due
The committee in charge consists
tenced prior to the effective date of May 17, according to Chas. Taylor, to lack of seasonal moisture. It is Taylor and her houseguest, Mrs. F. JOHN KNOX W INS
of Mrs. W. H. Swltzler, 'chairman,
probable that next fall and winter W. Kuhn of Grand Rapids, Mich.,
the new law which will be June 14. city weather man.
Mrs. John Kinney, Mrs. H. B. Hull
Max.
Min. will require more feeding.
visited the Walla Walla Flower Show COACH'S AWARD
♦ ♦ ♦
and Mrs. Joe Springer.
May 11 i............................... 84
36
Wednesday. They report a wonder
Industrial Payrolls Gain—
May 12 ..............................87
39
ful show, especially the Junior Gar
Wool Growers Auxiliary Meets
Mrs. Mayers Visits REA School
John Knox, graduating senior at
Oregon's industrial curve points May 13 ..............................94
40
The next meeting of the Wool den and miniature divisions. The Hermiston high school, won a high
Mrs. Kenneth Mayers is in Spo
definitely upward, according to sta May 14 ..............................97
43
Growers Auxiliary will be held on group also visited the peony display
kane this week attending a REA
honor
recently
when
he
was
award
tistics compiled by the Industrial May 15 ..............................97
43
Friday, June 2, at the home of Mrs. at Milton. The Milton gardens are
school for employees of this organi
Accident commission. Business An May 16 ............................. 81
57
Nell Robertson at Echo. Annual the largest on this side of the Miss ed a lettermen’s sweater from Coach zation.
Representatives will be
this state during the first four May 17 ............................. 76
53
election of officers will be held at issippi iand one of the six largest In Jack Hodgen. It was presented to present from Oregon, Washington.
months of 1939 was better than for
No rain was recorded during the this meeting and all members are the world. They were at their best him for his high training methods Montana and Idaho, and an effort
and good sportsmanship. John lives will be made to make a uniform sys
any similar period during the past week.
urged to be present.
Wednesday.
ten years with the exception of
four miles out in the country and tem of bookkeeping and office pro
1937. Industrial payrolls for the
Townsend Delegates Pass Through walks home each night after prac cedure of the different REA offices
four month period aggregated $46,-
J. P. McDonald and C. L. Inman tice. He won letters this year in The convention convened Sunday
884,797. an increase of approximate
evening, May 14, and will continue
of Springfield, Oregon, stopped in baseball, football and tennis.
ly $2,500,000 over the same period
Others who were rewarded for until Saturday, May 20.
Hermiston Wednesday to call on sev
in 1938. Oregon Industries employ
eral members of the local Townsend their training methods included Bob
ed 109,400 men during April this
New Minister Arrives.
club. The men were en route to the Pierson, Ralph Crampton, Raymond
year or 7000 more than were given
Oraden
Loree, newly appointed
Holloman,
Don
Pankow,
LaYester
The government has been making ent phase of the work. Information Townsend convention as delegates
employment in the same industries
pastor of the Hermiston Baptist
from
Lane
county,
being
the
first
of
Mulkins
and
John
Knox.
This
group
an extensive soil conservation sur is being sought and recorded in or
in April of last year.
church, arrived last week and
vey in the Hermiston, Echo and der that the government through the the delegates coming through Herm was given a cash award by Roy preached his first sermon Sunday.
♦ ♦ ♦
iston
with
the
convention
as
their
Hale,
local
confectionery
mmn.
Stanfield area the past few weeks. various agencies may suggest better
Mr. Loree is accompanied by his
Parole Board Pays Visits—
Fourteen men have been engaged in rotation of crops, planting of trees goal.
wife and a year-old son and his
The new state parole board which the survey, headed by Russell Smith, for woodlots and windbreaks.
Fish Screen Work Underway,
grandmother. He has been station
met here last week at an Informal chief of the party. The group has
Various projects will be attempt Two Babies Born Over Week End
Preliminary work has been start ed at Cove, Oregon, prior to his Her
conference with Governor Sprague, been making a survey of all lands, ed and will be aided by the Stanfield
Two baby boys were born the past ed on the fish screen near the head miston pastorate.
Is spending this week visiting penal including range, farms and wood CCC organization which specializes week in Hermiston. Gerald Albert of the government feed canal which
institutions In the state of Washing lots in an effort to establish a cor in soil conservation. There are at was born to Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Tur Is located approximately a mile
Stores to Close Memorial Day,
ton and conferring with parole offi rect estimate of the territory In or present 207 boys in camp most of ner at the parsonage Monday. He above Echo, according to Enoa D
All stores in Hermiston will be
cials of that state which has been der to suggest and urge for better whom are engaged in this' type of weighed 7 *4 pounds. Donald Lee Martin, Hermiston Irrigation dla- closed Memorial day In honor of
operating for several years under the land use.
work.
was born to Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Pier trict manager WPA workmen are those who gave their lives In the
same parole system which Oregon is
The party is divided into various
The group has been working out son Wednesday morning. He weigh engaged in excavating and prelimi World War. This custom has been
)uat adopting.
groups, each dealing with a dlffer- of the Spokane Regional office.
ed 7 *4 pounds.
nary work.
followed in former yearn.
GOVERNMENT MEN MAKE SOIL SURVEYS
IN THIS AREA FOR BETTER SOIL USE