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U M A T ILLA COUNTY PAPER
COLUMBIA NEY
By Mrs. B a x te r H utchts* -
VOLUME x x x i n .
Mrs. D aisy M ikesell w ill re tu rn to
h e r hom e in P o rtla n d F rid a y . Mr.
a n d Mrs. A. H. C able a re d riv in g
d ow n and w ill be acco m p an ied by
M rs. W illiam M ikesell.
M r. a n d Mrs. G eorge R an d
an d
so n B atie R an d a n d fam ily sp e n t
S u n d a y w ith Mr. an d Mrs. W. B.
F o ste r. T he R an d s liv e a t Irrig o n .
T h e G ran g e H om e Be. clu b w ill
h ave a pie social a t C o lu m b ia school
ho u se F rid a y n ig h t.
E ach lad y Is
to b rin g a pie to be a u ctio n ed off.
An
in te re s tin g p ro g ra m
is also
p la n n e d fo r th e ev en in g .
Mr. a n d Mrs. H om er C oppenger of
T h e H erm isto n h ig h school B u ll
E cho w ere v isito rs a t th e A. H. C ab-
Je hom e S u n d ay a fte rn o o n . T hey a re dogs ended th e ir re g u la r season th is
old frie n d s of Mrs. D aisy M ikesell, week w ith tw o w in s an d one d efeat.
w ho h a s been v is itin g th e C ables for
T h ree gam es s till re m a in on th e
th e p a st sev eral w eeks.
Mr. an d Mrs. A lton Sisson
an d seaso n ’s c a le n d ar, w ith H ep p n er F r i
M rs. I. W. G eer a re in th e v alley day a t H ep p n er, an d P e n d le to n an d
th is w eek. M r. Sisson is a tte n d in g
th e o a n n in g school a t C o rv allis and Mac H i in th e p layoffs. F rid a y n ig h t
Mrs. G eer a n d Mrs. Sisson a re v is it th e B ulldogs d e fe a te d U m a tilla 40
in g a d a u g h te r of Mrs. G eer’s, Mrs.
to 27. S atu rd ay n ig h t th ey lost a 34
X,. J . May, w ho lives a t M edford.
Mrs. A rth u r B lin sto n g av e a F.B . to 19 decision a t P e n d le to n , b u t
A. silv e r tea a t h e r hom e T h u rsd a y cam e back T u esd ay to ta k e th e sea
of la s t w eek. T h e re w ere ten lad ies
p re s e n t an d a v ery e n jo y ab le tim e so n ’s fin ale from A th e n a 30 to 24.
T h e F rid a y c o n te s t w as a n ip
w as had .
D elicious
re fre sh m e n ts
and tu ck a ff a ir in sp ite of th e d if
w ere served.
Mr. a n d Mrs. F o re s t Moore, Mr. ference in score. T he B ulldogs k ep t
a n d Mrs. F re d L enz an d son F red , a slig h t lead th ro u g h o u t b u t th e vi
Mr. and Mrs. W illiam R hodes, Mr.
an d M rs. S co tty M a rtin , Mrs. Geo. sito rs k ep t up a stead y b a rra g e a t
B eddow . Mr. a n d M rs. Joe Udey and th e b ask et a n d gave th e hom e team
L. W . D ixson w ere th e C olum bia co n sid erab le oppositio n .
A fe a tu re
people a tte n d in g th e T o w n sen d p lay of th e co n test w as th e fa c t t h a t th e
in P e n d le to n la s t W ed n esd ay even
R ugg b ro th e rs, E u g en e an d R o b ert,
ing.
M r. an d Mrs. G eorge S tro h m an d w ere p lay in g on opp o site fives. E u
M r. an d Mrs. R. V. W ilk es w ere v isi gene played fo r th e B u lld o g s w hile
to rs a t th e H. J. O tt hom e S u n d ay R o b ert p erfo rm ed on th e U m a tilla
a fte rn o o n .
team .
Mrs. T. M. E llis w as v ery ill M on
T h e lin eu p s:
d ay ev e n in g and a d o cto r w as called.
U m a tilla 27
T u esd ay found h e r v ery m uch im H erm isto n 40 .
proved.
M oran 2
P ierso n 4
E lm er R y lan d w as a b u sin ess v isi H ollom an 14
B ray
to r in P e n d le to n S a tu rd a y .
R. R u g g 1
Mr. an d M rs. L e ste r C o lp itts an d T ille r 11
H ia tt 5
G
son C h arles sp e n t S u n d ay ev en in g E. R u g g 5
a t th e E lm er R y lan d home.
L an e 5
Oorpe 2
M rs. J. B. B rad sh aw e n te rta in e d
Subs:
H e rm isto n — G e ttm a n n , 4.
a t a b irth d a y d in n e r in h o n o r of h e r
son C h arles B rad sh aw . G uests w ere C ram p to n , C lark e, B ensel; U m atilla,
Mr. a n d M rs. K en t G arriso n
and Cooney 8.
d a u g h te r J o a n , a n d M r. and
Mrs.
H e n ry W ilson an d son L ew is an d
T he B ulldogs ra n in to s tro n g e r
d a u g h te r P h y lis.
co m p etitio n S a tu rd a y ev e n in g w hen
E d w a rd S haw is w o rk in g th is th e P e n d leto n B ucks took a 34 to
w eek fo r H. A. W ilson.
Mrs. C liffo rd B rad sh aw a n d c h ild 19 victo ry . T h e P en d leto n team got
ren from W ash o u g al, W n.. an d Mr. off to a fa s t s t a r t an d led 12 to 6 a t
and Mrs. Cecil D eM ary an d ch ild re n the end of th e f i r s t q u a rte r, b u t th e
fro m P o rtla n d . Ore., w ere re c e n t v i B ulldogs m atch ed th e B ucks in th e
sito rs a t th e H . A. W ilso n hom e.
A c a r acc id e n t o ccu rred ju s t th is n ex t p eriod, each team c o n n ectin g
side of th e H e rm isto n G en eral hos for fo u r m ark ers.
p ita l la s t w eek. One c a r w as d riv en
In th e th ird period
th e
B ucks
by H. A. W ilson an d th e o th e r by w ent on a sc o rin g spree, h ittin g th e
H a rry L ew is. O ccu p an ts of b o th
c a rs received m in o r c u ts an d b ru is hoop for 16 p o in ts w h ile th e B u ll
es b u t no one w as serio u sly h u rt. dogs w ere h eld to a m easly two.
W ith th e gam e in th e bag, P e n d le
B oth c a rs w ere b a d ly dam aged.
L. W. D ixson m ade a b u sin ess tr ip ton coasted d u rin g th e fin a l p e r
to L a G ran d e th e la t te r p a rt o f la s t
iod.
w eek.
H ollom an w as h ig h fo r H e rm isto n
Mrs. P ercy C orm an an d g ran d so n
Bobby E a to n . M a rtin
B eam
and w ith 8, w h ile E g g ers took h ig h
C a rlto n N elson sp e n t S u n d ay in po in t h o n o rs for th e ev en in g w ith
F re e w a te r.
12. H am m scored 10 p o in ts in tire
G us X edes of H o ld m an an d u n cle
of Ted P a n a g e s w as a S u n d a y v is i p re lim in a ry gam e b u t th e H erm is
ton seconds lo st th e c o n te st 20 to 29.
to r a t th e P a n a g e s hom e.
M arjo ry B u rn h a m w as a d in n e r
L in eu p s:
guest of Miss M y rth e n a M a rtin H erm isto n 19
P e n d le to n 34
T u e sd a y evening.
Beck 10
G
ettm
an
4
M rs.’ M iles B a ra g e r. M rs. M abel
D u n can
■Weeks. Mrs. H . G. M cC ulley, Mrs. H ollom an 8
K e iz u r 4
H ughes and
her
d a u g h te r-in -la w C ram p to n 2
com posed th e q u iltin g p a r ty th a t R ugg 4
C arn ey 4
m et T u esd ay a t th e C olum bia club
H odgen 4
G
house. A n o th e r g ro u p p la n s on C lark e
S ubs: H e rm isto n — Corpe. T ille r 1,
q u iltin g F rid a y .
P e n d le to n — E g g ers 12,
Mr. and M rs. W illis
S tr u th e rs P ie rso n ;
called on Mr. an d M rs. Jo e Udey Schm idt, G ill. O sborne.
S u n d ay a fte rn o o n .
Mr. and M rs, R. C. R o g ers had as
A th e n a m a^e a g a lla n t la s t h a lf
d in n e r g u e sts S u n d av M r. an d Mrs.
B ud H ooker and ch ild re n .
S unday stan d a g a in s t th e lo cals in T u esd ay
w as M rs. H o o k er’s b irth d a v .
n ig h t’s c o n test b u t lo st a 24-30 e n
Mr. and M rs. R. V. W ilk es are c o u n te r to C oach R ay C ritc h fle ld s
■haring some nice b u ilt- in s added to boys.
H o llom an had a n o th e r fine
th e ir k itc h e n .
R odney R o g ers le ft fo r P ilo t Rock n ig h t, c o n n e c tin g for 14 p o in ts to
S u n d ay ev e n in g to b eg in h is w ork lead h is team to v icto ry .
as te a c h e r in th e g ra d e school a t
T h e fin a l q u a rte r sa w th e v isito rs
th a t p la ce.
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c u t dow n th e la rg e firs t h a lf lead
b u t th e B ulldogs stav ed o ff th e r a l
ly. Coach C ritc h fle ld s u b s titu te d
freely th r o u g h o u t th e co n test.
L in eu p s:
A th e n a 24
H erm isto n 30
Mr. and Mrs. G eorge S tro h m re
B ill Z e rb a 1
P ierso n 3
tu rn e d from Iow a S a tu r d a y a f t e r
M ay b erry 5
H ollom an 14
noon w h ere th e y h av e been v is itin g
K ibbey 6
T ille r
w ith re la tiv e s a n d frie n d s fo r th e
Johns 4
G
R ugg 4
p a st ten weeks.
Bob Z erb a 8
G
C orpe 5
B e rn a rd M a in w arin g , e d ito r of th e
S ubs:
H e rm isto n — G e ttm a n n
2.
B ak er D em o crat-H erald , w as in H er- C ram p to n 2, B ensel and
C la rk e ;
m isto a to d ay en ro u te to th e S ta te A th en a— Coppock.
E d ito ria l asso ciatio n . Mr. M a in w a r
in g w as e d ito r of th e H erm isto n
H e ra ld In 1922.
Mrs. W C. Isom of Irrig o n is vis-
l ’in g th is w eek w ith Mrs. A. E. B en
sel.
T h e F arm B u reau A u x iliary m et
Mr. an d Mrs. O. O. F elth o u se le ft
T h u rsd a y m o rn in g for a few d ay s’ F rid a y , F e b ru a ry 2, w ith Mrs. M ab
v is it an d a p le a su re tr ip to P o rtla n d . el R eid In c h a rg e of th e p ro g ram . A
M rs. O. T. L o ck rid g e accom panied v a le n tin e p a rty w as enjo y ed by 18
m em bers. H e a rt gam es an d a relay
th em .
E a rl W illia m s e n te r ta in e d a few race caused a lo t of fun. P rizes
o f th e y o u n g h ig h school crow d a t w ent to Mrs. D oris P a n a g e s an d Mrs.
D elicious re fre s h
h is hom e on G ladys av en u e F rid a y M abel W eeks.
M rs. D ora
evening. T hose p re s e n t w e re J a n e m en ts w ere serv ed .
W a rn e r. S h irlie B ro w n so n . M ary M ikesell. Mrs. E m m a C h rls tle y and
B row nson, M arisn H en d erso n . M ar- Mrs. M ary H a rr w ere on th e re fre s h
c k re t B ills. E m o g en e P a u l, A lb e rt m ent co m m ittee.
T h e n e x t m e e tin g w ill be held
K en n in g s. R ussell B lessing. E d m u n d
B riggs. E nos M a rtin an d D onald F rid a y . F e b ru a ry 16, w ith Mrs. A lice
H am m er in c h a rg e o f th e p ro g ram .
Ja ck so n .
Mrs. M cNaught and Mrs. Fraser Thoae In c h a rg e o f re fre sh m e n t«
en tertained the teachers Tuesday will be Mrs. M ary B uell. Mr«. A n e tte
B arh am an d Mrs. B lach e R y lan d .
even in g at th e Fraser home.
BULLDOGS (LOSE
HOME SEA SO N
WITH TWO WIHS
MAC-HI OPPONENT
IN DISTRICT PLAYOFF
Ten Years Ago
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. FEBRUARY 8, 1940,
COMMERCIAL CLUB PLANS UNDERWAY
LOCAL PHYSICIAN
FOR AMATEUR SHOW
TO HONOR LADIES
MOVES INTO NEW
HERE FEBRUARY 29
BUSINESS QUARTERS
A L ad ies' N ig h t of th e H erm iston
Dr. F. B. B elt opened new offices
th is week in th e firs t flo o r of th e old
Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co. b u ild in g on M ain
s tre e t. Dr. B elt for se v e ra l y ears has
occupied th e second flo o r of th e sam e
b u ild in g b u t h as .recen tly co m pleted
a rra n g e m e n ts for th e p u rch ase of
th e bu ild in g .
T he e n tire low er floor has been
re -a rra n g e d an d p a rtitio n e d in to
v ario u s room s to house d iffe re n t d e
p artm e n ts. Besides tw o b u sin ess o f
fices, th e re a re d iv isio n s fo r c o n su lt
ing, ex am in in g , X -R ay an d su rg e ry ,
besides sev eral sm aller room s fo r
o th e r purposes. A coat of cream
k also m in e gives a p le a sin g effect.
Dr. B elt p lan s to a rr a n g e th e sec
ond floor in to fu rn ish ed a p a rtm e n ts
i t a la te r date.
TOWNSEND CLUB
TO SPONSOR CARD
PARTY AND DANCE
T he H erm isto n T ow nsend club
w ill sp o n so r a social of gam es,
card s a n d d an c in g F rid a y even ing,
F e b ru a ry 9, in th e local L egion h a ll.
A sh o rt bu sin ess m e etin g w ill p re
cede th e e n te rta in m e n t w ith re fre s h
m ents to follow. A D u tch au c tio n
of a ta b le cloth w ill also be a p a rt
c f th e ev e n in g ’s p ro g ram .
On J a n u a r y 31, 22 m em bers of th e
local clu b m ade th e tr ip to P e n d le
ton to h e a r a T ow nsend a d d re ss and
see a T ow nsend p lay sponsored by
P en d leto n group. R e p o rts w ere g iv
en a t th e m eetin g of a new m ove
m en t re c e n tly la u n c h e d a t a b a n
q u e t g iv en in W a sh in g to n for th e
101 re p re se n ta tiv e s w ho voted fo r
th e p la n in th e la s t le g isla tu re . Dr.
T o w nsend w as th e p rin c ip a l sp e a k
e r b efo re th e co n g ressio n al g a th e r
ing.
P la n s of th e new b ill a re b e in g
p rin te d an d w ill soon be re ad y for
d is trib u tio n .
A re c e n t re p o rt from
th e n a tio n a l h e a d q u a rte rs s ta te s th a t
new m em bers a re b ein g added ra p id
ly. T h e local club w ill tu r n in over
50 new n am es th is w eek, acco rd ing
to M rs. Jo e Udey of th e H erm isto n
group.
JACKSON NAMED
FRATERNITY HEAD
B ill Jack so n , ju n io r from H e rm is
ton, w as elected p re s id e n t of A lpha
Z eta f r a te r n ity a t P acific U n iv ersi
ty la s t w eek. B ill is m a jo rin g in
bu sin ess a d m in is tra tio n a n d
is a
m em ber of B lue Key h o n o ra ry socie
ty.
O th er officers nam ed a re :
John
S taeh le, H illsboro,
vice p re sid e n t:
A rnold G ah ler, P o rtla n d , s e c re ta ry :
H arv ey R oloff, F re e w a te r, tr e a s u re r ;
an d Don B ry a n t, C la tsk a n ie , s e r g
e a n t-a t-a rm s .
Ladies Aid Plans Banquet
T he L adies Aid of th e H erm isto n
M eth o d ist ch u rch w il serv e a tu rk e y
d in n e r W ednesday, F e b ru a r y 14, a t
6 :3 0 a t th e M eth o d ist ch u rc h . T he
d in n e r is sponsored by th e E p w o rth
L eague w h ich w ill use its sh a re of
th e proceeds to d e fra y its pled g e of
c a rin g fo r th e lig h t b ill fo r th e year.
A c h a rg e of 50c w ill be m ade f o r th e
d in n e r, w ith a re d u c tio n of 10c if
tic k e t is p u rch ased p rio r to th a t
date.
C om m ercial club w ill be observed
T uesday, F e b ru a ry 20, acco rd in g to
G eorge H a rk e n rld e r. p resid en t. A l
th o u g h no d e fin ite p lan s hav e been
m ade, it is expected th a t special e n
te rta in m e n t w ill be o b tain ed .
More In fo rm atio n co n c e rn in g th e
e v en in g 's p ro g ram w ill_be published
n ext w eek.
HOWER ARRESTED IN
ACCIDENT CASE
D onald H ow er of n e a r H erm isto n
w as a rre s te d S unday by s ta te police
for fa ilu re to give nam e an d address
a t the scene of an a c c id e n t in w hich
he was involved w ith E d w ard Leise-
g ang on th e h ig h w ay n e a r here. No
serio u s dam age resu lted .
H ow er ap p eared befo re th e H e r
m iston ju s tic e of peace W ednesday
w here he pleaded g u ilty a n d w as
fined $20, w hich w as paid.
W eather Report Issued
T he follow ing is th e w e a th e r re
port for th e w eek acco rd in g to C has.
T aylor, local w e a th e r m an.
F e b ru a ry 1 .................. 35
32
F e b ru a ry 2 .................. 35
28
F e b ru a ry 3 .................. 36
29
F e b ru a ry 4 .................. 38
28
F e b ru a ry 5 .................. 39
30
F e b ru a ry 6 .................. 57
34
A to ta l of .40 in. p re c ip ita tio n w as
recorded.
FARM BUREAU TO
MEET HERE FRIDAY
T he a n n u a l m e etin g of m em bers
of th e F a rm B u reau C o operative of
H erm isto n w ill be held a t th e A m
e ric a n L egion h a ll F rid a y a t 2 :0 0 p.
m. A n n u al re p o rts w ill be g iven and
o th e r business discussed, acco rd in g
to H en ry S om m erer, m an ag er.
E lectio n of d ire c to rs fo r th e fol
low ing expired term s w ill be held:
H. J. B ean, E ch o ; R. G. S aylor, B u t
te r C reek an d M in n eh ah a, an d J. H.
Mrs. Tom F ra s e r su rp rise d
her R eid. S outh C olum bia.
son Tom on h is 1 6 th b irth d a y last
F rid ay w ith a s u rp ris e p a rty , in v it
in g 10 of h is frien d s for th e occa
sion. S u p p er w as served, follow ing
w hich th e boys w en t to th e b a sk e t
ball gam e an d a show.
In v ited g u ests besides Tom w ere
By H. J. OTT
K elly T ille r, C ecil M adden,
D avid
A m eetin g of th e U m atilla P ro je c t
H am m , F ra n k M cK enzie, Bob Ja c k -
son. L ev este r M ulkins, B ill B elt, E u F a rm B u re a u w ill be held F rid a y
gene M iller, G ale F e lth o u se an d R ay ev ening, F e b ru a ry 16, a t 8 :0 0 in the
b asem en t of th e M ethodist ch u rch .
H ollom an.
T he discussion w ill c e n te r aro u n d
th e seeding and p la n tin g of farm
Berg Transferred Here.
P ete B erg, fo rm erly of H erm isto n , crops and w ill be led by H. K . Dean
was tr a n s fe r re d back to th e local and M. E. K n ick erb o ck er, a s s is ta n t
C hisholm G rain & Feed concern last co u n ty a g e n t. M ore d e ta ils w ill a p
w eek. H e h as been connected w ith p e a r in n ex t w eek's H erald .
O ther m eetin g s in th e n e a r fu tu re
th e sam e com pany f o r som e y ears
b u t w ill now co n fin e h is e ffo rts to a re in ten d ed to cover every p hase of
th e H erm isto n b ra n c h .
Bob Coxen successful fa rm in g based upon a c tu
of H e rm isto n h as been moved to th e al ex p erien ce of local pro d u cers. It
W alla W alla b ra n c h w h ere he w ill is hoped to b rin g o u t p ractices, th a t
w ork in th e office. H e a n d Mrs. if follow ed, w ill in su re b e tte r suc
Coxen moved to W a lla W a lla over cess.
E very farm e n te rp rp ise should
th e w eek end.
have a p ro g ram , th e goal of w hich
is econom ic freedom . In th is com
Boy Scouts Show Appreciation
T he H e rm isto n Boy Scout troops m u n ity m any fa c to rs a re involved
and S c o u tm a ste r J u liu s G im ble w ish n o t only th e im m ed iate ¡farm prob
to express th e ir ap p re c ia tio n for th e lem s b u t also th e business co n tac ts.
su p p o rt an d coo p eratio n of th e F arm W e have co o p erativ e e n te rp rise s th a t
B u reau C ooperative an d th e C ity of serv ice th e farm needs an d a re ef
H erm isto n for th e ir d o n a tio n s w hich fic ie n t ju s t as we m ak e a n d use
en ab les th e S couts to pay C ouncil them . All of th is leads to th e necess
fees and to th e A m erican L egion for ity of fa rm ers to move In an in te lli
g e n t an d o rg an ized way.
use of th e h all for m e etin g n ig h ts.
A ny re a d e r in te re ste d is asked to
a d v e rtise th ese m eetings, a tte n d ,
McKENZIE-BABCOCK
A n n o u n cem en t h as been m ade of b rin g su g g estio n s an d tak e p a rt in
R e fresh m en ts w ill
th e m a rria g e of Miss Iren e M cK en th e discussions.
zie of H e rm isto n to Ja m e s Babcock be served and th e public is in v ited .
of W ish ra m , W n. T h e m a rria g e
cerem ony w as p erform ed a t th e
ORAN ARTHUR
M ethodist p arso n ag e in Stevensqpi.
O ran A rth u r, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W n., J a n u a r y 16.
P e rry A rth u r of H erm isto n , passed
Mr. Babcock is em ployed by th e aw ay a t h is hom e in Salem , Ore.,
S. P. & S. ra ilro a d
a t W ish ram T uesday, F e b ru a ry 6. a fte r a lin g e r
w here th e couple w ill reside.
in g illness. H e is survived by his
w ife, fa th e r an d m other, and a bro-
er, M iles A rth u r, an d
a siste r,
Mrs. R alp h Ray.
TOM FRASER HAS
BIRTHDAY PARTY
ROD & GUN CLUB VOTES TO FIND NEW
SITE FOR TRAP SHOOTING EQUIPMENT
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VALENTINE PARTY
ENJOYED BY F. B. A.
T h e H erm isto n U nion h ig h school
b and Is h a rd a t w ork p re p a rin g for
th e com ing leap y ear a m a te u r show
to be p re sen ted a t th e local high
school gy m n asiu m F e b ru a ry 29 a t
8 :0 0 p. m. T h e e n try list is open to
an y person, o r sm all g ro u p w ho can
offer e n te rta in m e n t of an y so rt. It
is n o t confined to high school stu d
en ts, b u t is a v a ilab le to any person
of a n y age or address.
P rizes of $5.00, $3.00 and $2.00
w ill be aw a rd e d for th e w in n e rs w ho
w ill be chosen by th e volum e of a p
plau se from th e audience. An e n try
fee of 50c is b ein g asked w ith th e
adm ission for th e perform ance set a t
35c and 25c, acco rd in g to G. C.
H u m p h ries, b an d d irecto r.
C om m ittees hav e been ap p o in ted
to m ake a rra n g e m e n ts fo r th e com
in g event. P roceeds of th e sh o w w ill
go to w a rd s d e fra y in g expenses in
ta k in g th e h ig h school b and to the
a n n u a l sp rin g m usic festiv al a t La
G rande in A pril.
A re g u la r m eetin g of th e H erm is tilla co u n ty . I t w as also moved and
ton Rod & G un club w as held a t th e »econded th a t th e clu b c o n tin u e
m em b ersh ip In th e U m a tilla co u n ty
A m erican L egion h all M onday n ig h t
u n it of O regon W ild L ife F e d e ra tio n
w ith a larg e a tte n d a n c e .
T he a n
and re a p p o in t V. C. S m ith as re p re
n u a l electio n of o fficers w as held se n ta tiv e .
T h e la t te r m otion also
w itli J. F ra n k B ild erb ack re-elected c a rried .
T he a n n u a l p re d a to ry b ird and
p re sid e n t an d W a lte r H am m , secre
ta r y -tr e a s u re r .
an im al c o n te s t sponsored by th e Rod
T h e m a tte r of p u rc h a se of tra p & G un clu b also cam e tip for c o n sid
sh o o tin g eq u ip m en t w as discussed e ra b le discussion. It w as decided to
by m em bers.
J a c k S m ith w as a p c o n tin u e th e c o n te st a lo n g th e sam e
p o in ted as c h a irm a n o f a co m m ittee lines as in p ast y ears w ith th e a d d i
to lo cate th e b est su ite d field for tio n of h aw k s to th e lis t of p re d a
sh o o tin g and to d e te rm in e th e cost tors.
of re n ta l, leasin g o r p u rch ase.
A
C lub d u es w ere raised from 50c to
re p o rt of th e fin d in g s w ill be given $1.00 p er y e a r in o rd e r to fin a n c e
a t th e n ex t m eeting.
v a rio u s p ro je c ts p lan n ed d u rin g th e
A reco m m en d atio n w as passed com ing y ear.
F o llo w in g th e ad-
th a t th e gam e com m ission ch an g e lo u rn m e n t. Ja c k
S m ith e x h ib ited
th e b ag lim it on sp ln y -ray ed fis h of i m otion p ic tu re s w hich Included sev
15 in o n e d ay or 30 In seven conse e ra l view s of d eer an d elk on w in
c u tiv e day s la th e w a te rs of U m a ter range.
UM ATILLA PROJECT
FARM BUREAU T O
MEET FEBRUARY 16
McKenzies Hosts at Dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. M cK enzie were
h o sts S unday n ig h t in th e firs t of
a series of d in n e r-c a rd p a rtie s to be
held in th e n e a r fu tu re . F ollow ing
d in n e r fo u r ta b le s of brid g e w ere in
play. Dr. and Mrs. F. B. B elt w ere
aw ard ed firs t prize and
Mr. and
Mrs. G eorge H a rk e n rld e r, second.
Endeavor Banquet Served.
O ver 100 p lates w ere served at
th e C h ris tia n E ndeavor b an q u e t at
th e U nion ch u rc h la st W ednesday.
A llan C lark e acted as to astm aster.
T a lk s w ere given by R odney R ogers,
Jesse Moore, Don DeMoss and G lenn
W a rn e r.
Team Goes To Heppner Friday
T he H erm isto n h ig h school B ull
dogs jo u rn ey to H eppner F rid ay for
th e fin a l gam e of th e re g u la r sea
son M ilto n -F re e w a te r com es to H er
m iston M onday, F e b ru a ry 19, In the
d is tric t playoff.
NUMBER 25
ANNUAL MEETING
OF CREAMERY HELD
HERE WEDNESDAY
'
REPORT SHOWS G A IN
IN YEAR'S BUSINESS
T he a n n u a l m eetin g of m em bers
o f th e U m a tilla C ooperative C ream
ery w as held W ednesday In th e base
m ent of th e H erm isto n
M eth o d ist
ch u rc h . T he sessions began in th é
m o rn in g a t 1 0 :0 0 o’clock, a d in n e r
w as served a t noon and
b u sin ess
concluded in th e a fte rn o o n . F e a
tu red sp eak ers of th e d ay w ere E. H .
D eLong, p resid en t of th e In te r s ta te
A ssociated C ream eries, of L aG ran d e,
G. C. Sands, m a n a g e r o f th e U nion
C ooperative C ream ery, a n d H . K.
Dean of the H e rm isto n e x p e rim e n t
s ta tio n .
Mr. D eLong is a m em ber of th e
board of d ire c to rs of th e U nion
cream ery a n d told of v ario u s phases
of h is w ork. Mr. Dean discussed by
m eans of a c h a rt and fig u res d if f e r
e n t m ethods of feed in g d a iry c a ttle
a s ap p ly in g to th e co n d itio n s of th is
region.
An elec tio n of d is tr ic t d ire c to rs
for fo u r u n its of th e local c re a m e ry
w as h eld w ith th e fo llo w in g re -e le c t
ed to office: Irrig o n , R. V. J o n e s :
M in n eh ah a, E. L. Ja c k so n :
S ta n
field, P. J. Q u in n ; E cho an d th e
M eadows, A. C. H eyden.
In Mr. D eL ong’s discussion he
stressed th e a d v a n ta g e of th e I n t e r
s ta te A ssociated C ream e ries jo in in g
w ith th e C hallenge C ream and B u t
te r asso ciatio n w hich is ow ned by
co o p erativ e d airy m en of C a lifo rn ia,
Idaho, W yom ing, U tah , C olorado,
N evada, S o u th w estern W a sh in g to n
and O regon. By th is a rra n g e m e n t
th e m a n u fa c tu rin g an d m a rk e tin g
p ro g ram of O regon and W a sh in g to n
is u n ch an g ed b u t It e lim in a te s th e
co m p etitio n th a t h as ex isted be
tw een th e tw o reg io n al sales a g e n
cies on b u tter,' cheese and d ried m ilk
-m arketed in C alifo rn ia.
T he follow ing is a re p o rt of th e
business o ! th e local cream ery , a c
cord in g to M onte H edw all, m a n a g
e r:
B u tte r sales— 68 lb. cubes In
1938, 498,500 lb s; in 1939, 518,353
lbs.; sh o w in g a n in crease of 19,853
lbs. in 1939. 1 Lb. p rin ts — 101,452
lbs. in 1938 an d
106,708 lbs. In
1939, o r an In crease of 5,256 lbs.,
m a k in g a to ta l of 599,952 lbs. in
1938 and 625,061 lbs. in 1939, o r a
to ta l in crease of 25,109 lbs. in 1939,
T o tal v alu e of sales in 1938: $161,-
052.33; In 1939, $ 1 6 5 ,1 5 2 .6 4 ; a n In
crease of $4,100.31.
Ice and ice c re a m sales, cold s to r
ag e e a rn in g s, d iv id en d s, etc., w ere
$2,774.58 in 1938 b u t Jum ped to
$4,795.21 in 1939. P a tro n a g e d iv i
d en d s paid d u rin g th e y e a r 1939
am o u n ted to $6,012.82.
D u rin g th e e a rly p a r t of th e y e a r
rem odeling of th e b u ild in g a d jo in
ing th e old p la n t w as com pleted.
P ro p er co n sid eratio n w as given to
m uch needed d ra in a g e , lig h t, v e n ti
latio n an d g e n e ra l s a n ita tio n . A
b u tte r cooling room and an ice cream
h a rd e n in g room w ere in sta lle d in th e
new p a rt. T h e old c h u rn room is now
used fo r ice m ak in g and a n o th e r cold
sto ra g e room c o n ta in in g 150 locker«
w as com pleted in N ovem ber.
Dr. Morgan To Conduct Clinic
Dr. W . L. M organ w ill co n d u ct a
d e n ta l clinic In th e H erm isto n g rad e
school n e x t M onday and T u esd ay ,
acc o rd in g to W. G. K ersb erg en , su p
e rin te n d e n t. T he clinic w ill co n sist
only of ex a m in a tio n and p a re n ts of
th e y o u n g sters a re in v ited to com e
w ith th e youngster«.
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Schell Lad R eturns Home
Y oung E dw ard Schell, H e rm isto n
firs t g ra d e r w ho re c e n tly lost a n eye
w hen a ru b b e r b and b a c k fired , r e
tu rn e d hom e from
th e
P o rtla n d
D oernbecher
h o sp ita l
W ednesday.
H is fa th e r m ade th e tr ip to P o rtla n d
to b rin g him hom e. E d w ard w ill have
to re tu rn In th e n e a r fu tu re to have
a glass eye in sta lle d .
Young People Present Play.
A packed house saw
th e
play,
’’T he R e tu rn o f th e P ro d ig a l” , p re
sented by th e y o u n g people of th e
U nion c h u rc h la s t S u n d ay ev en in g .
T h e plot w as based on th e B ible
p a ra b le of th e sam e nam e.
Grange Pie Social Planned
T he C olum bia G ran g e w ill sp o n
sor a pie social F rid a y n ig h t, F eb
ru a ry 9. a t th e C olum bia school
house. T h e p u b lic Is c o rd ially In v it
ed to a tte n d .