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77 Q. BRIEF UM ATILLA COUNTY FAIR NOTES •*1O Gates will open Monday morning. August 28. All exhibits must be in place by Monday, at 5:00 p. m. 4/zï&LeL OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER o J° JL volume eX m Litton xxxm. OPERATIONS BEGIN Judging of 4-H clubs begins Mon day forenoon; judging of all other ON CONSTRUCTION OF exhibits begins Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. Entries made in main exhibit hall D IA L TELEPHONES HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 24, 1939. ANNUAL TURKEY As Mayor of Hermiston, I ♦ MEETING DRAWS ♦ proclaim Monday, Tuesday and •> ♦ Wednesday, August 28, 29 and ❖ ■> 30, as official Umatilla County •> LA R G E C R O W D ♦ PROCLAMATION ♦ NUMBER 1 STAGE SET FOR UMATILLA COUNTY FAIR NEXT WEEK ♦ Fair days. ♦ ♦ In behalf of the City of Her- ♦ miston, I extend a cordial invi- ♦ SPEAKERS TALK ON Judging of 1939 turkeys and NEW SYSTEM TO GATES TO OPEN HERMISTON HIGH ♦ tation to all residents of Uma- ♦ chickens will not consider age— late <* tilla county and surrounding ♦ TURKEY PROBLEMS M O NDAY MORNING; hatch given same ranking as early. START NOVEMBER 4 GRID SCHEDULE ♦ territory to visit and enjoy this •> THREE DAY SHOW ♦ A good sized crowd was present at GIVEN FOR YEAR Cockerels are included now in Constructions of buildings for the ♦ fair. « Mayor F. C. McKenzie ♦ the annual Eastern Oregon Turkey poultry lists. new community dial telephone ex •> « « ❖ « « ❖ ♦ Growers’ picnic held Saturday at the Six football games have been def The Umatilla county fair will changes for Echo, Hermiston and Hermiston Experiment farm. Tur initely arranged and two tentatively open its gates Monday morning, Model-T races Tuesday and Wed and Stanfield will be underway next key raisers were present from all for Hermiston Union high gridders, August 28, and will continue Tues nesday afternoons: 16 cars entered; week, according to J. A. Murray, dis SAFEWAY TO HAVE parts of the county and much inter according to Supt. W. G. Kersbergen. day and Wednesday, August 29 and prizes $300.00. trict. manager for the Pacific Tele NEW HOME ON est was in evidence during the day. Four home games are listed on the 30. phone and Telegraph company. The fair has been changed to the picnic lunch was served under the calendar. Ray E. Critchfield, new Carnival i^ill supply four rides With the building program under M A IN STREET shade trees at noon with the associa mentor, will be greeted with several first three days of the week for sev lor the kiddies. way, all other steps necessary for eral reasons. The Heppner dates the new dial telephone systems will Operations began this morning tion furnishing the turkey, ice cream returning lettermen but he will have only two weeks to prepare for the were the week end previously, the Danee Saturday evening, August be coordinated and rushed to com (Thursday) on the construction of and coffee. A round the table discussion was first tilt, at Pasco on September 15. Walla Walla dates the week end fol 26, and Wednesday evening, August pletion within the next few weeks. the first new Main street business The following is the schedule of lowing, the state fair begins Septem 30, at community hall; Troubadours Date of the actual change-over house in Hermiston for several years. held in the office of H. K. Dean in ber 4 and the Pendleton Round Up the morning with E. M. Dickinson, games: -will furnish the music. from the present type of service to E. O. Crump of Pomeroy, Wn., is fi comes somewhat earlier than pre September 15— At Pasco. the community dial service has been nancing the new structure and wifi poultry veterinarian of Oregon State Seeptember 29—(Kennewick here. vious. In addition, businessmen of Pageant parade starts Wednesday set tentatively for Saturday, Novem lease it to Safeway Inc. It is ex college, in charge. He discussed var .Pendleton and other towns have October 6—Waitsburg here. at 10:00 a. m.; Will form in east pected that the building will be rea ious turkey diseases with the grow ber 4. found it inconvenient to attend ers and answered questions raised by October 20—Condon here. part of town. Last Monday a crew of seven men dy for the installation of shelves and fairs away from home on week ends October 28-—Pendleton here. those present. headed by J. H. Turnbull, mainten fixtures by November 1. Following the picnic lunch, the which are considered busy business November 11—Heppner there. Merchants will have fronts decor ance supervisor, began installing Harold E. Crawford, architect for crowd assembled for the afternoon’s days. ated with farm products. new dial telephone instruments on the Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co., has program. H. K. Dean, who was in HIGH SCHOOL STAFF It was believed by the board of di customers’ premises. This work is drawn the plans for the new build rectors that the harvesting season as Horses and riders invited to take scheduled to be completed by Septem ing which will be of cement con general charge during the day, talk ed on long time breeding experi NOW COMPLETED well as the irrigation season was part in parade. struction situated between the bank ber 15. about over, except the third cutting ments conducted at the station in an Telephone customers will continue and the B. I. Whitney building. It With the filling of the Home Ec of hay which is not due until Sep Minimum charge of 10 cents for to use their old instruments until will be approximately 50x100 feet. attempt to develop early feathering seats in grandstand, with excellent the actual cut-over is made. At the Longhorn & Sons are the general and early maturing birds. He also omics position the Hermiston Union tember, and that there was some gave the results of trapnesting, both high school teaching personnel has what of a lull in affairs Just at this view of races. time the the new dial telephones are contractors and have sub-let smaller under lights and under natural con been completed. The latest addition time. being installed, the installation men contracts for wiring, plumping, etc. ditions. A decided increase was not is Miss Effie Conner who will teach The fair grounds have been put in Cars will be parked in center of are giving full instructions on how Accurate details are not available as ed in the use of lights. Figures were Home Economics. She attended Lin order and a new grandstand has been oval within race track, and on park to use the dial telephones. yet and will be published later. presented which outlined the exact field and Washington State and is built to seat around 1000 people, ing spaces south of track; car en Actual installation of the dial cen increase with lights both in the ear well recommended. She has taught and other seats provided on the park trance west of fair buildings. tral office equipment is to be start SLEEPING SICKNESS ly and late birds. the past three years at Tonasket, south of the race track. ed September 25, with completion J. C. Leedy of Brooks was the next Reports from the members of the Wn. Street east of fair grounds will be scheduled well ahead of the cut-over INCREASES HERE speaker and dealt with the turkey Registration has been about half county fair board, the manager, and date to allow ample time for testing closed. outlook and gave the relationship be- completed, according to Supt. W. G. members of the various committees, Seven new cases of sleeping sick the equipment. Continued on Page Seven) Kersbergen. He will be in his office numbering over 100 workers, are Included in the change-over to di ness among horses have been report Premium lists available at assis each morning except Saturday until that the buildings and stock sheds tant county agent’s office and at al operation will be the 45 or more ed during the past week, according to the opening of school. He urges that will be filled. Much interest has M. E. Knickerbocker, assistant coun farmer line customers now being PAST WEEK HAS Herald office. all high school students register be been shown throughout the county, served by the three exchanges. All ty agent. He has been kept busy the and exhibits and attendance are ex fore September 5. of these customers also are having past week by worried ranchers con TW O HOT DAYS Bring in your stock, your chick pected from all localities. Unless new dial telephones installed on cerning the dreaded disease. Dr. M. ens, turkeys and farm products, adverse weather occurs the first SAMMY MCCRACKEN their premises. In addition, it is un J. Belton, state veterinarian station Sunday and Monday of this week needle work, and anything listed in county fair in Umatilla county for derstood, some 70 or more farmers ed at Pendleton, has been in this registered identical temperatures W INS AT HEPPNER the book, and join in the annual 25 years is headed for a very suc have indicated their desire to have territory almost continuously fight with 98 maximums and 4 6 mini celebration. cessful outcome. telephone service, and arrangements ing the sickness. Only a few losses mums. Smoke has obscured the sun Sammy McCracken, protege fight Of the 21 booths in the farm ex now are being- worked out in coop have been reported to date. to some extent the forepart of the er of Ben Conner, won another bout hibit hall two-thirds have been ap First County Fair in Umatilla eration with the telephone company. Farmers are advised to place their week. The nights have been con via the knockout route at Heppner plied for and others are getting rea county for 25 years. Let’s make it horses in barns or sheds during the siderably cooler. last Saturday night. He kayoed A1 dy for space. The community hall, a good one. Remember the dates— K. Q. Cookery Club Entertains evenings when mosquitoes are the The following is the weather re Pettyjohn in the fourth and final where the women and schools exhi Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of The K. Q. Cookery club of Irrigon thickest and to keep their horse3 port according to Charles Taylor, lo round of the preliminary. He floored bit flowers, needle work, wool grow next week— just four days from to entertained Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, the sprayed at all times. Any horses be cal weather man his opponent in the third round with ers displays, school work, style day (Thursday). county superintendent and 4-H club lieved to be affected with the disease Min. Max. left hook and finished him in the show, Red Cross work, etc., will be leader, at their regular club meeting should be reported to Mr. Knicker 57 fourth. August 17 ........ ............93 filled to capacity. Turkeys, chick bocker. 52 August 18 ........ ............93 SOIL CONSERVATION on August 17. Sammy has won several fights re ens, sheep and hogs will be shown in 55 cently and is advancing in the fisti the north wing of the sheds. The August 19 ........ ............91 SERVICE TO SHOW 46 cuff world. He may fight at Con August 20 ........ ............98 long sl»d will be set apart and de 46 ............98 21 ........ August don at the fair soon. voted to 4-H club exhibits and dairy A T COUNTY FAIR 47 90 August 22 ........ cattle. 51 August 23 ........ ............93 The parade will start at 10:00 COXEN SERVES ON Progressive farming methods be o'clock Wednesday morning. The ing employed in this area will be the U.S. NAVY CRUISER LEGION A U XILIA R Y carnival company’s space in the theme of pictorial exhibits being ar gold, orange shades; Scarlet, crim grounds has been arranged and four The following rules will be used ranged by the Soil Conservation Ser son shades; Lavender, purple shades. HAS CHEST DISPLAY Ellis Coxen, son of Mr. and Mrs. or five rides will be there for the for the Fraser Zinnia show to be vice for the Umatilla County Fair, Scale of points: Roy Coxen who is now serving on kiddies, along with other entertain held in connection with the Hermis Augugst 28, 29 and 30. The Hermiston American Legion the navy cruiser Tuscaloosa In the ment. Size of blooms ........................ 20 ton Flower show held September 8th. Enlarged photographs showing the auxiliary has prepared a window dis capacity as electrician’s mate, re Perfection ..............................•* 35 The Model-T races will take place Seed has been furnished only to practical value of tree windbreaks Color Harmony ...................... 10 play in the Herald office showing a cently returned from a good will both Tuesday and Wednesday after members of the Garden club. The on irrigated land farms; representa Relation to Receptacle ......... 05 cedar chest filled with various arti tour to South America and around noons, when 16 cars will provide ex tive types of field shelter plantings contest is open only to amateurs, Foliage ..................................... 1® cles usually found in a “hope the horn to the New York Fair. citement, thrills and spills around with the various tree and shrub spe- Professionals and commercial grow- Condition ................................. 20 chest.” The auxiliary will sponsor An added thrill on the trip was the half mile track. The outside cies used will comprise a part of the ers may be given seed and can exhi- a sale of the articles in the near fut when President Roosevelt boarded railings of the track have been rein . , ». t » « — a neieno display now in preparation by the bit, but cannot compete for prizes. 100 ure. the boat off the coast of Nova Sco forced and made safe for the public, A member can make entry to com Service’s COC camp at Stanfield. The public Is asked to watch the tia. Sweepstakes Class — Bouquet of and the grandstand will supply an pete for 'prizes in but one class. J. R. Chenault, camp superintend not less than seven nor more than Herald window for announcements excellent view of the events. Awards shall not be given where ent, said today that plans are un Former Teacher Vi»it* Here 15 flowers grown from Fraser’s Gi concerning the plan. Car parking space has been provid derway to make the exhibit an in there are less than three exhibitors ant Zinnia seed. To be shown in a Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Henning ed in the center grounds of the race in a class. teresting and instructive presenta TOWNSEND FLASHES were overnight guests Monday at the course and on the parking south of Class 1: The most perfect single variety of colors to be judged as fol tion of the better land use measures An important meeting of the home of Mr. and Mrs. A1 Quiring. the grounds. The street east of the lows: farmers are adopting with coopera specimen flower grown from Fraser’s Townsend club will be held Friday, They were en route to Rosalia, Wn., grounds will be closed. Scale of points: Giant Zinnia seed. Any color may tive aid of the Soil Conservation Ser For the greatest number of per August 25. at the local Legion hall, to visit his mother, Mrs. Mamie Hen Three ticket selling booths will be be shown and relation of flower to vice. according to Mrs. Joe Udey, club ning, for a few days before return provided where fair tickets and tick fect flowers scored as in receptacle will not be scored. Scale “We welcome the opportunity to ing to Ketchikan, Alaska, to resume ets for cars and grandstand may be Class 1 ..................................... 4® correspondent. show every interested person what is of points: A date will be decided on to in his duties as coach and physical ed secured. Local police and county Variety of colors .................... 20 Size ............................................ 20 being done to check soil erosion and Color Harmony ...................... 10 vite Congressman Walter Pierce to ucation Instructor in the schools of and state officials will be on hand Perfection of Bloom .............. 35 further good, sound farming in this Relation of Receptacle ......... 05 tell of the progress of the Townsend that city. He has also been elected to aid In handling the crowds In an Color ......................................... 1® area.” he said. as principal for the coming school orderly manner. bill In Washington. Artistic Arrangement ........... 10 ' | Foliage ..................................... 10 “One display panel will present a The public Is Invited to the meet term. The couple was married this Condition of Exhibit ........... 16 Stem ............................ - ......... 1® representative farm plan of the type summer. Mr. Henning is a former ing. . ___________ Mikesell to Judge at Fair. Condition of Exhibit ............. 15 used as the basis for cooperative teacher in the Hermiston schools. 100 Oscar Mikesell, son of Mr. and work between the Service and farm Rodda Enrolls At Adcox School Prizes:—Class 1: 1st, $1.00 seed 100 Mrs. W. A. Mikesell of the Columbia ers. Another comprises samples of Neill New C. E. President. Frank Rodda, son of Mr. and Mrs. Class 2. The most effective and and ribbon. 2nd, ribbon; 3rd, rib dozens of grass species adaptable to Ralph Neill, member of the Her district, has been chosen as a Judge W. G. Rodda. enrolled Monday at the artistic bouquet of flowers of one bon. pasture and hay seedings. miston Union church, recently was of hogs jit the Multnomah county L. L. Adcox Trade School at Port Class 2: 1st, $1.00 seed and rib “A Soil Conservation Service repre shade grown from Fraser's ^ la n t elected president of the Columbia fair held at Gresham this week. He land. He was there last week to bon; 2nd, ribbon; 3rd, ribbon. Christian Endeavor Union and presi Is now the Linn county 4-H club sentative will be on deck to answer Zinnia seed. This bouquet must have make arrangements. He will study Sweepstakes Class: 1st, $1.50 seed questions and explain details of the at least five and not more than 11 dent of the Young People's Summer leader and a graduate of OSC sever and ribbon; 2nd, ribbon; 3rd. rib In the mechanics division dealing in al years ago. cooperative erosion control and land flowers of any one of the following Conference at Cove next summer. diesel and gas engines. bon. shades: Rose, pink shades: Yellow, use program.” and at poultry shed. RULES GIVEN FOR FRASER FLOWER SHOW TO BE HELD FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH. a F a ir V i s i t o r s W e lc o m e
