T H U R SD A Y , F E B R U A R Y 1, 1940.
FIRST SHIPMENT
OF N E W F O R D
TRACTOR ARRIVES
The first large shipment of new
Ford tractors with Ferguson wheel
less implements for local distribu
tion arrived at the Rohrman Motor
company this week. Rohrman Mo
tor company is exclusive dealer for
Umatilla and Morrow counties.
The shipment consisted of seven
tractors and a stock of Ferguson
whetflesa
implements
lncludllng
plows and two types of cultivators,
which are controlled by the built-in
hydraulic mechanism.
Mr. Rohrman is optimistic regard
ing business possibilities with this
new type mechanized farm equip
ment. He states that it is designed
to meet the requirements of the ma
jority of farmers and that it is so
simple, effective and eoonomioal in
operation that it should sell readily.
Arrangements are already under
way for demonstrations of the new
tractor and implements on local
farms, said Mr. Rohrman. Farmers
will be invited to attend these dem
onstrations where they can gain
first hand knowledge of this differ
Harry H ull received word of the ing employed at the Ralph Solkeld
while Mrs. Solkeld was 1U.
death of his brother, Floyd H ull of home
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Richie and
Pomeroy. His brother and wife, Mr. daughter of Hermiston visited, at the
and Mrs. Y e m Hull of Seattle, and
nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hall home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Warnstrom of
Floyd Steavenson of Los Angeles, ar
rived Saturday, all driving to Pom Pendleton visited at the home of
eroy Sunday for the funeral servi their son and family, Mr. and Mr«.
Fred Warnstrom Sunday.
ces.
Mr and Mrs. Floyd Steavenson
Miss Betty McKenzie, student
nurse at Pendleton, spent Saturday stopped over night Tuesday at the
afternoon and evening visiting a t home of his uncle, Harry Hull, on
the home of her parents, Mr. and their way home in Los Angeles from
Pomeroy.
Mrs. E . McKenzie.
Mrs. Bill Switzler left Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Cooksly and
son Darrel left Sunday for Lyle, W n. for Portland where she was to enter
where they will visit with her par a hospital. Mrs. Switzler has been
quite ill with the flu.
ents.
Everett Ervin left Sunday night
Several of the engineering crew
are laid off until the weather im for a few days in Portland.
Mrs. A. E . McFarland of Board-
proves.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Koon left man visited Saturday -with her son
Friday for The Dalles where they and family, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Mc-
will visit at the home of his par Farland and fajnijy ^ __________
ents for some time.
Mrs. E. McKenzie and daughter Umatilla Community Presbyterian
By Mrs. Glenn Ostrom
Jean spent Saturday forenoon in
Church
Pendleton. Miss Betty McKenzie re-
Rev. John K. Walpole, Pastor
turned
with
them.
James Byrnes and grandson Gor
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark spent
don Harryman and Clyde Hoyt spent
Sunday school at 10:00 a. m.
last Wednesday in Touchet where the week end in Portland.
Christian Endeavor at 7:00 p.m.
Mrs.
Bertha
Cherry
accompanied
they visited Mr. Byrnes’ father. A l
Evening worship at 8:00. Special
by E. Bennett visited her son and
bert Byrnes.
The Ladies Aid held their regular wife, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cherry In program and mufic by the young
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people. Everyone is cordially invit
Missionary meeting Thursday at the Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hull left Mon
home of Mrs. James Byrnes, who
ed.
day
for
their
home
in
Seattle
after
lead with Mrs. Walpole serving'.
Ladies Aid meeting Thursday af
visiting at the home of his brother
The Pocahontas lodge held their
ternoon, Feb. 8, ait the home of Mrs.
regular six month’s party last Thurs
Freda Fredrickson returned to her
day after the regular meeting. G ifts home in Irrigon Saturday after he- Jackson.
were exchanged and games enjoyed.
ent kind of power farming.
"The most revolutionary feature
of the new Ford tractor is the pow
er and traction it develops although
it weighs only about 2,000 pounds.
The hydraulic control and special
ooupling makes it possible to use
this lightweight tractor for heavy
Jobs such as plowing with two bot
toms. Because dead weight is not
needed for traction such work can
be done on one gallon of fuel an
hour even under difficult soil con
ditions," said Mr. Rohrman.
The tractor and implements are
now on display at the Rohrman Mo
tor company showrooms.
UMATILLA NEWS
CARLOAD SHIPMENT
JUST RECEIVED
Here Comes the
Sensational N e w
F o rd T ra c to r
w it h
FERGUSON
SYSTEM
of
HYDRAULIC CONTROLLED UNIT IMPLEMENTS
CAST ASIDE ALL PREVIOUS NOTIONS OF HOW TO FARM WITH POWER.
GONE IS THE DRUDGERY OF WORKING YOUR LAND.
W it h
FO R D ’S
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THE HFRMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON. OREGON.
R EV O LU TIO N A R Y
TRACTO R
3 6 Years on The H ill Garner
Succeeds by Reason of Seasoned
Exoerience and Sound Judgment
By BASCOM TIMMONS
a deep and informed interest in interna
tional relations.
That Garner considers the solution or
the unemployment and agricultural
problems as the two outstanding chal
lenges to the Union and that the chief
attention of a Garner adm inistration
would be bent to this end. no one who
know* him doubts. He likes to tackle
tough problems, and here are two tough
ones.
John N. Garner would make a great
President. He has a better practical un
derstanding of national Government
than any other liv in g man. I t is his life,
and has been fo r 36
years.
SiSSi
A t the end of the
three dozen years
under the Capitol
dome he is. accord
ing to the calendar,
Opposed to Government in Buslnoso
70 years old. Off the
I f any one is supporting Garner on the
calendar he is 50
theory he would be a do-nothing Presi
years old and in tip
dent, that supporter would better begin
top physical condi
looking for a new man to support H i*
tion. This vigor and
would be a heads-up administration. He
p h y s ic a l tough».::*
believes modern government must meet
he would carry into
modern needs. He has said that “ evolu
the greatest office
tionary process must go forw ard to meet
w ith in the g ift of
ever-changing human needs.” He would
the people and he
not have the Government evade any
w o u l d have the
.
extra 20 years of knowledge of affairs, legitimate function, but he would be
domestic and foreign. He came to his zealous in his endeavor to see it did not
present place of eminence the hard way. encroach on functions outside its field.
In his public service there is no problem “ Putting the Government into business
of Government w ith which he has not is a violation of the Nation’s industrial
and commercial fabric,” he declared in
grappled.
Garner would make a great President his 1932 acceptance speech.
Garner would make a great President
because he has the proper temperament
for the office. He knows when to advance because he thoroughly believes in our
and when to halt and take stock. He un democratic system of three branches of
derstands the Nation’s legislative and Government. He has been called con
adm inistrative digestic system better gressional-minded. I t is true he has
than any man in the country. He would fought invasion of the prerogatives o f
take no outposts he could not hold. He Congress, but he is just as firm ly against
would be the best insurance against re trespass against the executive and ju d i
action, which so often follows unwise cial branches.
Believing as he does in a Government
action. He has the poise and the patience
to w ork fo r permanency. He would in of laws and not of men, he abhors unnec
sist on sound legislation and coherent essary bureaucracy and would undoubt
edly seek to dissolve some of it entirely,
administration.
,
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put back in Congress some of the legis
lative powers it exercises, back in the
Best Judge of People’s Temper
courts some of the ju dicial powers it
occupies, and back in the States some of
He is probably the best Judge of the the local powers that belong there. AU
temper of the people and the ir repre this would preserve the natural dign ity
sentatives in Congress, at any given of the executive branch, rather than
time, of any man in the United States. weaken it.
He has an uncanny perspective, which
Garner believes, as did G rover Cleve
enables him to disregard the clamor of land, that the whole art of government is
voluble and vociferous m inorities and simply applied common sense and com
find the desires of the submerged ma mon honesty, w ith reason, justice and
jo rity . Perhaps this is because he is a tolerance as handmaidens.
typical American, neither radical nor
reactionary, but progressive and fo r
Has V ivid "Sense of H um anity”
ward-looking.
Garner would make a great President
Garner as President would be guided by
because of his gifts of leadership and a sense of humanity. I t was he who in tro
his judgment oi and a b ility to work with duced the first general relief b ill in 1932,
men. He has often said that most men It was a pay-as-you-go measure, and
he has known in public life were men of carried a tax to pay its cost. He believes
good w ill, patriotically interested in the in an ever-increasing standard o ' livin g
welfare of their country. He has always for the w orking man and woman. He
found a zest in sitting down w ith men has a passionate devotion fo r the w e ll-
who review problems from diverse being of men, and women who w ork for
angles, men of different experiences. He their daily bread. He has always fought
believes that out of such deliberations monopoly and the concentration of
come sound, practical, beneficial and wealth, and has insisted that the Govern
progressive solutions. He takes to such ment lay down rules to guarantee free
counsel tables his own fidelity to p rln- and fa ir competition. He is for property
ciples. cla rity of reasoning and ab ility rights because he believes them the very
to get at facts.
base of human rights. Ownership of
His judgment of men is excellent. property, he thinks, is one of the best
When he became Speaker, in 1931. he guarantees of the dignity and independ-
demonstrated his a b ility to choose men ence of the individual. He is against
for im portant assignments - of finding favoritism in law enforcement.
the proper man to do a job. Men were
Garner knows you cannot get some
placed in roles fo r which they were best thing for nothing He believes in con
qualified. He has always liked to reward structive economy. He is the Indestructi
m erit in young men, and this gave him ble pioneer type who learned In a pio
the opportunity. Although the Democrats neer country how hard it is to make
had a fragile m a jo rity of only three votes a dollar. He would be scrupulously
overnight, he welded them into a co careful w ith the taxpayer’s dollar. He
hesive, fighting organization.
has the courage to resist fantastic pro
posals and boldly to meet an issue.
To continued efforts to find solutions
of the Nation’s problems Garner would
Far-Flung Network of Contacts
take to the presidency vast experience.
Because his acquaintanceship in a ll "Experience,’’ to paraphrase the great
Justice Holmes, "is the life of adminis
parte of the country is second to none, I
believe this far-flung network of contacts tration."
Garner loves his country, believei in
and knowledge of men would make it
possible for G ainer to call into service it, knows it is durable and wants It to
men of outstanding ab ility fo r his cabi believe In itself. He wants Government
net and other adm inistrative places. His to do its part toward preserving freedom
standard for judicial appointments would of opportunity. He believes economy,
th r ift and self-reliance are s till the ha ll
be high. He would be especially anxious
to find proper men fo r diplomatic posts. mark of the m ajority of American*.
^the^North
IVCIcnov»« through
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His long experience on the House For (Released
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eign Affairs Committee imbued him w ith
Plowing is a thril. and a pleasure. So staple a child can do the work. Positively more power and more
capacity for work than ANY other wheel tractor in its weight class.
The Ford-Ferguson tractor is an innovation in
An all-purpose lightweight Ford tractor on four
a wheel tractor that is mystifying, uncanny
and magic in its operation. Plow full speed
wheels.
into a rock, root or any obstacle that would
That is easier to steer on soft ground than your
damage any other implement—with the
car.
NEW FORD TRACTOR you automatical
Has two 14-inch plow capacity and operates on
ly stop, the rear wheels raise up and spin.
less than half the fuel required by other
This is brought about by the built m
two-plow tractors.
Ford-Ferguson hydraulic system of con
Is light enough not to pack the land, yet plows
trol.
28 inches wide.
There is nothing you can do with your horses
Has built in Ferguson Hydraulic mechanism for
that you can not do with this New Ford
raising and lowering the implements, and
tractor—and do it better, cheaper, quicker
also keeps them at an even depth in the
and with less effort on your part. Make no
land.
mistake about it! The Ford tractor will
The wheelless implements become a part of the
work on your farm to a degree of perfect
tractor and can be put on or taken otf m a
ion you won’t believe until you’ve tried it.
few seconds.
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