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.
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OFFICIAL UMATILLA COUNTY PAPER
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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
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