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NEWS FROM YOUR OW N STATE & COUNTY oi 0 £.u«ct'e’ DAIRY COW HAS ENVIABLE RECORL eimLäton 4ie.ie.LcL OFFICIAL U M A TILLA COUNTY PAPER r GLUME XXXIII. St. Mawes Queen A nnette, twelve- year-old registered Jersey, owned by W. D. Neill of Stanfield, has com pleted her 305 day test with a pro duction of 8758 pounds of milk and 442.8 pounds of fat, returning *67.74 to her ow ner over feed costs, accord in g to the October report of the U m atilla Morrow Dairy Herd Im PROSPECTS FAIR provem ent association Just released by H. R. H artley, tester. T his is not FOR GOOD Y EAR a record production but is outstand T he 1939 basketball season will ing for a cow th a t old, Mr. H artley begin in earnest next week w ith the states. Bulldogs playing theic first regular This cow was born March 3, 1927, game a t Irrigon on Tuesday, Novem an d when a two-year-old produced ber 28. The first home game will only 233.7 pounds of fat, but in be w ith H eppner on Friday, Decem 1930 she showed more promise by ber 1. Coach Ray C ritchfield is not producing 300 pounds, followed by m aking any rash promises b ut ob 424.4 pounds in the 1931 year. H av servers state th a t the outlook for a ing more or less outdone herself, w inning season are fairly bright. she dropped back to 361 pounds of A squad of 30 to 40 players are fat in 1932, and then started a grad tu rn in g out each night w ith interest ual yearly increase. In 1933 she keen in making the first ten. Coach produced 384.4 pounds, 399 pounds Critchfield stated Tuesday th a t he in 1934, 408.6 pounds in 1935, and will make a cut in the squad proba a g rand climax of 550.5 pounds when bly next week. Among the most she was nine years old in 193 6. In prom ising to date are Kelly Tiller, th a t year she returned a to ta l of Raymond Holloman, R alph Cramp- $131.25 above feed costs to F. A. Ba ton, Bill Corpe, Alvin G ettm ann, Ted ker, who owned her at th a t time. Ripley, Gene Rugg, Bob Pierson and A t calving tim e in 1937 she suf Bob Smith. However, these posi fered an accident which kept her out tions are not cinched and any mem of production for the entire year, ber of th e squad is liable to break b u t came back the next year to pro into th e sta rtin g lineup in ano th er duce 413.4 pounds of fat. In all this week. rem arkable cow has produced a to T he Bulldogs w ill use a zone de ta l of 3920 pounds of b u tte rfa t, fense w ith variations. The first week w hich at 25c per pound would bring of practice has been spent in funda a gross retu rn to her ow ners of m entals w ith a little scrim m age $980.00. mixed in. The boys are fig h tin g St. Mawes Queen A nnette was hard fo r sta rtin g positions. The following is a list of the pro- sired by R u th ’s Noble St. Mawes and o u t of Count’s Queen E sther. Mr. posed games: there N eill acquired her in 1938 when he November 28 .... purchased the entire Baker herd. Mr. December 1 ....... ........ Heppner here H artley states th a t th is a good ex December 5 ...... ......... Mac-Hi. here am ple of the value in Dairy Herd Im December 8 ....... .... Pendleton there provem ent association work. Some December 9 ...... ..... Pendleton here ow ners follow the plan of selling December 16 ..... .... Boardman there th e ir cows for beef when they reach Ja n u ary 12 ....... ...... U m atilla there n in e or ten years of age, b u t if they Ja n u ary 13 ....... ...... Pendleton here ......... A thena there have production records available m any of these old cows could be Ja n u ary 23 ....... ........ Mac-Hi there very profitably retained. Also, many Ja n u ary 2 6 ........ ............ Irrigon here ow ners make a practice of selling Ja n u a ry 30 ........ ... Boardman here cows when for some reason they are ‘F ebruary 2 ....... ........ U m atilla here o u t of production for quite a time. F ebruary 3 ....... .... Pendleton there H e cites this as one instanoe th a t a F ebruary 6 ........ .......... A thena here com plete testin g record proves the F ebruary 9 ........ ....... H eppner there value of keeping such a cow. Fol low ing is the detailed report of the AIR STEWARDESS D airy Herd Improvement association KNOWN HERE for th e m onth: N um ber of herds on test ...... 21 A picture of Stew ardess M argaret N um ber of cows enrolled — 371 T o ta l milk production ........ 187,247 Howard of United A ir Lines appear T otal fat production ........... 9,319.1 ed in the E ast Oregonian in the N um ber of 40 lb. cows......................... 45 Tuesday evening edition. Miss How A verage production of fat .. 25.12 ard was shown holding two turkeys H igh herd (over 20 cow s)— E ast conveying the idea th a t she flies ern Oregon S tate H ospital, ave. fat, over states which are observing eith er November 23 or November 30 as 29.03. T hanksgiving day. The earlier date H igh herd (12-20 cow s)— Nels is being celebrated in Oregon and K rlstensen, Boardman, average fat, W ashington, w hile Iowa, Nebraska, 39.6. Colorado and Idaho are holding to H igh herd (u n d er 12 cow s)— L. C. November 30. Dyer, H erm iston, average fat, 38.13. Miss Howard is a d au ghter of Mrs. Bert Michel of H erm iston and re WOOL GROWERS sides in P ortland. She has been em ployed as a stew ardess for a short A U XILIA R Y MEETS ' time. CO UR T S E A S O N TO BE LAUNCHED TUESDAY NIGHT HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 23, 1939. L lttle T h e a tre G roup Plans F o r P lay NUMBER 14 WEATHER RECORD REVEALS DROUGHT OVER LONGPERIOD HUNTERS REPORT DRYNESS IN HILLS Above is pictured the cast of "Everybody’s Crazy” . F ro n t row, from left to rig h t: Miss Lynch, director, Frances Follett, Maxine Paul, V irginia Wells, Genevieve Blinston, Jan e Jackson, J u d y Colpitts. Second row: Marvin Rankin, Ralph Marble, Jesse Moore, Jim Jackson, Bob Jackson, W ill iam Hamm and Jack Meyers. — P ictu re taken by Gale Felthouse LITTLE THEATRE TO PRESENT FARCE FRIDAY NIGHT THOMSON SERVICES AT ECHO TUESDAY F uneral services for Asa B. Thom son, 69, former sta te legislator from U m atilla county and for eight years treasurer of the Federal Land Bank a t Spokane, were held at Echo Tues day afternoon a t 2:00 o’clock w ith the U m atilla Masonic lodge No. 40, of which the deceased was a member 48 years. Mr. Thomson died in P ortland Friday, com m itting suicide as a re su lt of despondency over ill health. He was born in Pendleton July 15, 1970, the son of the late Oscar F. Thomson, and reared on B utter Creek, where he operated a ranch for many years. Mr. Thomson m arried C arrie A. Stanfield in 1897 who preceded him in death about th e firs t of l ^ t April. Survivors include th eir dau g h ter Hi na of C alifornia; two brothers and th ree sisters, Mrs. E. P. Jarm on of California, Mrs. R illa Allen of Ida ho and Mrs. 'Phebe Bartholomew, Sloan Thomson and Allen Thomson, all of Echo. He rem arried recently to Mrs. N ita Stanfield and they made th e ir home at Pacific City. She also survives him. Pallbearers were Joe Cunha Sr., F ran k Sloan. Jim Hoskins, Bill Switzler, Otis McCarty and Fred An drews. A delegation of Herm iston friends attended th e funeral. FIRE SIREN NOW ATOP BELL TOWER ACROSS FROM BANK The H erm iston fire siren now The L ittle T heatre, under the di rests atop the bell tow er a t the west rection of Miss Lavina May Lynch, end of Main street. The w histle for will present for its first perform many years has been located a t the ance "Everybody’s Crazy”, a three telephone building b ut had to be re act farce by Jay Tobias. The play moved with the com ing of the dial will be staged in the high school system. The siren will continue to auditorium Friday, November 24, at sound the 12:00 o'clock call to lunch 8:00 p. m. but will not give an alarm a t 5:00. The synopsis follows: The siren was moved last week by Three nearly broke college fel H. A. Pankow who states th a t all lows, H erbert Stanley, Tommy W il fire alarm s may now be made either kins and Elmer Sneed, in the persons by calling P earson’s Service or by of Ralph Marble, M arvin R ankin and throw ing the sw itch at the tower. Jesse Moore, buy a sum m er hotel on Anyone doing the la tte r should re notes and do they have a w hale of a main near the tow er to give the lo good time! The audience will be cation of the fire to firemen. highly amused at th e way in which Night fire calls should he made this trio of collegians meets up w ith by dialing the fire and police num Old Man A dversity and polishes him ber, 2931, listed in th e directory. off in a sensational manner. An extension has been made to Business is so very bad th a t it be Jack 's Cafe who will ring the alarm . comes necessary for the boys to give the inn a rep u tatio n as a house of UMATILLA RAPIDS ghosts and a hiding place for an old m iser’s gold. W illiam Bates, the DAM AGAIN LOOMS landlord (B ill H am m ), th reaten s to take back the hotel. The guests be An item coming from W ashington, gin to arrive: Ju lia M ather (V irgin D. C., and w ritten by John W. K el ia W ells), who is in love w ith H er ly, W ashington correspondent, states bert, and her old maid au n t, Miss th a t another step in the development K etura K att (Ju lia C olpitts) who of the Columbia river will be a t believes in spiritualism ; a widow, tempted in the next session of con Mrs. Spooner (Jan e Jack so n ), a bun gress. T hat will be an effo rt to dle of nerves; a sleep w alking old have congress authorize a dam a t Romeo, Godfrey Van Gorden (Bob SCHOOLS TO CLOSE U m atilla rapids. Jack so n ); his wife Caroline (M ary The project was defeated in the FOR HOLIDAY Helene P iersol), and his daughter, last session when members suspected Celia (M axine B lin sto n ); and an old Schools in H erm iston will be it was ano th er power project. How bachelor, Adam P o ttle (Jim Jack- closed T hursday and Friday, Novem ever, the new plan is to assure oppo son), who has horrible nightm ares. ber 23 and 24, for the regular nents th a t th e U m atilla dam is There are many com plications and 'Thanksgiving holiday, according to necessary as a navigation feature Hlmer finds it necessary to imper- i Superintendent W. G. Kersbergen. and is im portant to G rand Coulee A t a business meeting in Septem LOCAL RESIDENTS sonate a house doctor and tre a t the -This is in accordance w ith Presi- for tran sp o rtatio n purposes. ber the Wool Growers' Auxiliary SEE PASSION PLAY guests for all sorts of fancied a il dent Roosevelt’s proclam ation s e tt elected the following officers: presi ments. Tommy is forced to im per ing aside November 23 as T h an k s SCOUTS ENJOY d en t, Mrs. G aylord M. Madison; vice sonate his cousin. Eve St. Regis, the giving day. The presentation of th e Passion president, Mrs. Neil R obertson; sec Play staged a t V ert auditorium in famous classical dancer, and he Although the school will celebrate WIENER ROAST reta ry , Mrs. Hawley Bean; treasurer, Pendleton Sunday, Monday and lands himself in all sorts of jam s the earlier T hanksgiving d ate it Mrs. N. D. Bard; corresponding sec Tuesday, drew q u ite a delegation both w ith th e m ale and female should not be interpreted to mean A group of Herm iston Boy Scouts re ta ry , Mrs. W. Morgan. from H erm iston. The perform ance guests a t the hotel. The cockney th a t all students a re "good Demo braved the cold w eather Tuesday On November 7th, the first if the is rated very highly by those a tte n d cook, Libby Ann (M axine P au l), the crats.” n ig h t and participated in a w iener y colored maid. Glad Iola (F rances Fol re g u la r m onthly parties was held at ing. and m arshallow roast a t the foot of th e home of Mrs. M arian George. As The scenes had to do w ith the last le tt), and the bell hop, Jasper F lu k the b u tte west of town. The excur RICHARDS ENTERS sis ta n t hostesses were Miss Emma seven days of C h rist's life on earth es (Jack M eyer), furnish plenty of sion is one of several projects Geiszler, Mrs. W. H. Crary and Mrs. and th e experienced cast, the spec comedy element. CORN EXHIBIT planned for the boys during the w in ta cu la r ligh tin g effects and the ap Ekiward Liesegang. The cast follows: ter months. Ralph Richards of the W estland Ju liu s Gimble, scoutm aster, was in In December, members having propriate costum ry and settings Herb Stanley— Ralph Marble. The listric t sent ten ears of seed corn to charge. h igh scores for the year will be created a lastin g impression. (Continued on page 4) Corvallis th is week for com petition guests of honor. The losers w ill be n the annual Oregon sta te corn W ilkes Reported Some Better. hostesses. High scores were made by show to be held there November 28 Mrs. Nell G illett, Mrs. W. Morgan, j Virgil W ilkes, who has spent the to December 2. The corn show is past week in W alla W alla doctoring. Mrs. Celia Gilmore. Mrs. W. M artin open to any exhibitor in Oregon who Is reported some b etter by Mrs. M arbut, Mrs. G. E. G reathouse, Mrs. has corn grown d u rin g the cu rren t W ilkes who came to H erm iston W ed W. H. Crary, Mrs. Edw ard Liese crop year. gang. Mrs. M. E. Coe, Mrs. Neil Rob nesday. Mr. W ilkes took 5 tu rn for It is thought th a t there may be ertson. Mrs. A rietta W hite, Miss Considerable in terest has been a p -|th o u g h t th a t th is figure can be in several other entries from this dis the worse Sunday hut was consider E lva Berry, Mrs. E. P. Dodd, Mrs. ably Improved W ednesday morning. parent the past week concerning a creased to a larger num ber w ith the trict. Wm. Shaar. Mrs. K atherine D augh use of pumping apparatus. D rilling! dug a t x 6 BI . „ , Another Turkey Shoot Planned. erty, Mrs. Tom Fraser, Mrs. S tanly new artesian well now being . . was stopped when the w ater began Notice to R E . A. Members. Lyon, Mrs. Sloan Thompson. Mrs. C. U m atilla by C harles E. Lewis of f]owing at th e 385-foot mark. Im portant news concerning the lo- The Hermiston American Legion M. Jackson and Mrs. J. E dgar Say Pendleton. At latest reports tbe W hether attem p ts will be made for cal U m atilla Electric Cooperative as- Rod * « ° " c,ub « » ' «ponsor lor. well h ad reached a depth of 385 feet greater depths depends en tirely upon soclation are w ritten each week by I another tu rk ey shoot a t th e golf where a good flow of w ater was tests of pum ping which are made R L. Woolley, manager. The news I c’« ’» house on Sunday, December 17 Paper Issued Early. struck. Several estim ates have been this week. will be found on the co o p e rativ e !« 11" a rtists are asked to keep th is ¡date in mihd. T his week’s issue of th e H erald made to the am ount of flow per min- A. E. M cFarland, th ree miles page every week. was published W ednesday n ig h t in- ute but it is certain th a t th e flow south of Boardm an, has also discov- Cellers Bags Big Elk. •tead of the reg u lar T hursday due . will be sufficient for th e w ater sup- cred an artesian flow at the depth of Local Men Named Appraisers. to the fact th a t th e staff wished to ply of U m atilla. Tests have been 80 feet. He has estim ated his flow C ircuit Judge C. L. Sweek S atu r To B. Cellers of the W estland dls- ' bserve November 23 as T hanksgiv- made of the w ater but as yet no re- at 107 gallons per minute. day appointed V. L. W arren, B. Get- ' trlc t goes the honors of th e largest It is Interesting to note th a t the cbell and Dell C hristley, all of Her- elk of the year in th is d istrict. His in g day. Next week’s Issue will suits have been reported, ome out November *30 in spite o f ' The flow came in Saturday w ith U m atilla artesian flow was struck at mlston, appraisers In the estate of kill weighed approxim ately 600 th e fact th a t it shows red on the an arte sia n flow of approxim ately a ground elevation of 27 5 feet, or H enry A. Hooker. A. C. McIntyre Is pounds and was bagged In the Tony calendar. 1,000 gallons per hour, but It is 110 feet below sea level. Vey ranch region. atto rn ey for th e estate. NEW ARTESIAN WELL AT UMATILLA ASSURES BOUNTIFUL SUPPLY FOR CITY WATER USE According to the records of Chas. Taylor, a to tal of 1.01 of rain has fallen since the first of September. This long period of drought is some w hat exceptional because in most previous years considerable percipi- tation has been recorded by the end of November. In 1938 there was a total of .67 in October and .81 in November while in the same two m onths th is year th ere was only .36 and .01 inches respectively. Not only has it been exceedingly dry locally but h u n ters report th a t the Blue M ountains also show a no ticeable lack of moisture. W hat ef fect the dry period w ill have on the filling of th e reservoir depends greatly upon the next m onth because to date the inflow 1« considerably behind schedule. Monday n ig h t th e therm om eter h'it 16 for th e lowest m ark to date. Cloudy w eather d u rin g the day, however, gave some indication th a t a slightly higher m ark would fol low. The following are the records for the past two weeks: Max. Min. Date November 9 ...... ...... 58 - .. 27 November 10 ...... ...... 62 .. .. 22 62 .... 33 November 11 ...... November 12 ...... ...... 59 .. .. 23 November 13 ...... ...... 50 .. . 20 November 14 ...... ...... 63 .. .. 25 November 15 ...... ...... 55 - .. 20 November 16 ...... ...... 54 .. . 18 November 17 ...... ...... 50 .. .. 17 November 18 ...... ...... 59 .. .. 27 November 19 ...... ...... 54 .. . 20 November 20 ...... ...... 47 .. .. 20 November 21 ...... ...... 42 .. . 16 The first snow recorded last year fell on December 21 h u t ehowed only a trace the next day. The first of the year, however, came w ithout snow w ith the w eather rath e r cool. TOWNSEND CLUB TO MEET FRIDAY i The H erm iston Townsend club will hold a reg u lar meeting Friday, November 24, in th e Legion hall. All members are urged to be present. A feature of th e evening will be an ad dress by Dr. Townsend on “ Prosper ity ,” which will be played on a pho nograph. As th is Is Townsend week for all clubs in the country, local members are urged to bring a visitor to the m eeting Friday. The men will be in charge of the Jitney lunch. GERALDINE MULLINS HONORED A T O.S.C. Oregon S tate College—G eraldine Mullins, freshm an in secretarial science from Herm iston, was one of 44 freshmen women honored a t a banquet given on November 16 by Alpha I-ambda Delta, national scho lastic honor society for sophomare women. These freshmen girls have made a t least three-fourths A's w ith no grade below a B or the equiva lent, d u rin g th eir high school course. Dr. E. W. W arrington, professor of philosophy and religion, was the guest speaker of th e affair. SCHOOL ORCHESTRA ADDS MARIMBA The newest addition to the H er miston Union high school orchestra is a m arim ba. This in stru m en t d if fers from the xylophone In th a t It has an additional set of sound v ib ra tors beneath the regular bars of d if ferent length. Gene Alspach an d Jack Jackson are being c'Skched to play the in stru ment by O. C. Humphries, director. Considerable Interest is being dis played in band work th is year. No Holiday On November 30 T here wll be no festivities in H er miston next Thursday, November 30, even though the date shows red on th e calendar. Following in line w ith President Roosevelt’s procla m ation, Gov. Charles Sprague ch an g ed th e regular T hanksgiving date to November 23. The Herald will be published Thursday evening, on reg u la r schedule.
