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The Herald Keeps Close to the Heart and Mind of the Umatilla Project. iih> Bermrabm 'W ntl' THE DAIRY COW CAS FOTO » 0 BETTE» HOKE THAK OK AK IRRIGATED FARM OK THIS PROJECT. " .■ " n ig i VOL. ZZI . E REST POULTRY TRICTS ANYWHERE - , THE NORTHWEST . HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1627 DECORATION DAY TO BE OBSERVE!) HERE SERVICES WELL - i HERMISTON, ONE OF BE (MAJ. GFN. JADWIN HELD AT W ill ..Be Followed By Services At. The Cemetery H erm iston w ill pay hom age to th e m em ory of h er d ep arted v e te ra n dead in D ecoration Day exercises th a t a re to be held M onday m o rn in g a t 1 0 :3 0 in th e local th e a tre . T he exercises w ill be u n d e r th e auspices of H e r m iston P ost N o.-37 A m erican Legion T h e p rogram calls fo r th e services a t th e th e a tre to be follow ed by d e c o ra tin g th e graves of th e nine v e t e ra n s in th e local cem etery. Rev. A. J. W are, p asto r of th e B ap ti s t ch u rch , and pasto rs of th e o th er c h u rc h e s w ill co-operate. T he Invo cation w ill be said by Rev. F a th e r N esdale. T his w ill be follow ed by a selection by th e q u a rte t. T he s c rip tu re read in g w ill be by Rev. O. W. W atson, a fte r w hich Dr. F. V. P rim e w ill sing. F ollo w in g th e address of Rev. W are and th e tr ib u te of silence by th e audience, th e S ta r S pangled B anner w ill be su n g , and th e benediction w ill be pronounced by Rev, S. H am rick. Im m ediately a fte r th e fo rm al p ro g ra m , th e v ete ra n s w ill go in g body to th e cem etery for the services th ere. The local L egion post h as a rra n g e d fp r th e D ecoration Day pro g ram , b u t v ete ra n s of all w ars h av e been r e quested and w ill be expected to jo in in th e cerem onies as a m ark of r e spect to d ep arted com rades. T he v ete ra n s have been req u ested to g a th e r a t th e J. M. B iggs office at 10 o’clock to m ake read y fo r th e s e r vices a t 10:30 .-( WORK ON WATER MAINS TO BE STARTED NEXT TUESDAY COMMERCIAL CLUB AUTHORIZES SICNS ADMIRAL BULLARD S h ip m en t of th e 12 inch pipe th a t w ill be used by th e city In rep lacin g p re se n t w a te r m ain s w as m ade from P o rtla n d T uesday of th is w eek, and LOCALS DEFEATED SUNDAY BY th e w ork of lay in g th e lin e w ill g et TWO BOARDS TO BE BUILT ON u n d e r way T uesday, May 31, acco rd 19 TO 1 SCORE OREGON TRAIL in g to H. A. P ankow , w ho w ill be in c h arg e of th e crew . Shorty Longhorn Fills Breach In Local labor w ill be used in doing Printed Matter Also Ordered As Box For West Enders After th e w ork w hich is expected to be fin Fart of Campaign to Get % ished d u rin g Ju n e. Bears Go Wild 10:30 IN THEATRE Addrcw ..By Rev. ..Ware WALLA WALLA IS WINNER IN GAME NO. 38 COMMUNITY CLUB AWARDS CASH PRIZES TO WINNERS Seniors Get High Honors in High School; Tie in Eighth Grade New Settlers. MaJ. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief o’ U nited States arm y engineers, w ht directed the efforts of e n g in e e r, tc control the Mississippi flood. OREGON SPENDS 100 MILLION ON HIGHWAYS W alla W alla sm acked th e W eet E n d ers for a n o th e r defeat in S u n d ay ’s gam e in th e W ash in g to n city w hen a score of 19 w as am assed by th e B ears w hile th e locals w ere a c q u irin g one. A lack of good tw irlin g w as one of th e chief hand icap s faced by th e lo cals. Bei*ry' Echo ace w ho h as show n good stu ff for th e W est E n d ers th is Beason, sta rte d th e co n test, b u t c u ts su stain ed In an accid en t th e week previous on his h an d and w ris t w ere re-opened and b leeding a fte r he had delivered fo u r balls. P h elp s w as ill and not a b le to m a k d 'th e trip . Ship- ley w ent In for a p a ir of in n in g s and th en yielded to S h o rty L on g h o rn w ho stu c k th e rem ain in g seven in n in g s. T he B ears w en t w ild in ab o u t four In n in g s w hen th e ir scores w ere ac qu ired , an d th e locals w ere u n ab le to u ncork an y firew o rk s. T h e con te s t w as m arked by sev eral erro rs, b o th team s being g u ilty on th is count. The In d ian s are to play h ere S u n day aftern o o n on th e local g ro u n d s M anager Biggs is m ak in g an e ffo rt to have some new b lo td on th e local lin eu p to b o lster some of th e spots th a t have show n w eakness for S u n d ay 's contest. In prev io u s m eet ings w ith th e In d ia n s th e tw o team s have broken even, each h a v in g ta k en one victory, and th e W est E n d ers w ill p u t on th e best th ey have in an e ffo rt to w in a n o th e r game. On First Test. LEGION AUXILIARY ASKS FOR ♦ ❖ « ❖ ❖ An e x p e n d itu re of >250 for big FLOWERS TO USE IN COVERING signboard to be erected a lo n g the highw ay and for p rin te d m a tte r to GRAVES OF VETERANS MONDAY be used in th e w ork of in te re s tin g prospective s e ttle rs in lan d av ailab le here for se ttle m e n t an d developm ent w as au th o rized by th e com m ercial club a t its m eeting T uesday. T he actio n follow ed a discussion th a t s ta rte d several w eeks ago w hen proposals w ere p u t fo rw a rd to fol low up th e p u b licity a tte n d a n t on th e McKay dam c e le b ratio n w ith a d d itio n al p u b licity w ork in th e in te r est of land se ttlem en t. The signboards, tw o in num ber w ill be placed a t cu rv es on th e h ig h way, one w est of H erm isto n , an d the o th e r east oftow n. T he p rin te d m a tte r w ill be used in a n sw erin g in q u irie s m ade by those a sk in g for in fo rm atio n about th is d is tric t. ALGER FEE NAMED CIRCUIT A ctual co n stru ctio n w ork w ill not JUDGE IN SIXTH DISTRICT s ta rte d u n til a ll th e fu n d s have been raised to pay for tt. T he A m erican L egion A u x ilary w ill follow its estab lish ed custom of g a th e rin g flow ers to be used In de c o ra tin g th e graves of v eteran « of all w ars on D ecoration day, and a r e q u est for d o n atio n s of flow ers has been m ade by th a t body. Those who have flow ers th a t they a re w illin g to d o n ate should call Mrs. H a rry K elly o r Mrs. W. L. H am m . A com m ittee from th e a u x ilia ry w ill call for th e flow ers S u n day afternoon. T he graves of n in e v e te ra n s w ill be d eco rated th is y ear in th e local cem etery. A dm iral W illia m H. G. Bullard, who is chairm an ot tha federal radio com mission. FUNDS FOR BASIN PROJECT URGED Spokane, W ash. — A dditional funds for continuation of investigations in Salem. O r. — D uring the p ast It connection with the Colum bia basin years, d ating from 1913, Oregon has Prominent Pendleton Attorney Is irrigation project should be asked ol expended approxim ately * t ttO.OflO.OOf congress at the next session, Dr. El VIRGINIA RODDA WINNER on Its highw ay program , while only Appointed to Succeed Late wood Mead, federal com m issioner ol $08.000.000 covered all oth er govern OF GOLD WATCH PRIZE reclam ation, recom m ended to the an Judge Phelps. m ental ex p en d itu res w ithin that nual m eeting of the Colum bia Basil period. T he la tte r figure included $8. Jam es A lger Fee J r ., p ro m in en t Senior Girl Gets Coveted Honor This Irrigation league here. 000,000 levied in taxes for loans and C haracterizing the project "the P en d leto n a tto rn e y , is th e new c ir cash bonuses for ex service men. Year. Awards are Made in larg est and therefore co stliest entei c u it ju d g e In th<? six th ju d ic ia l d is T his inform ation w as contained in Athletics, Debate. prise of Its kind in the w orld,” Dr tr ic t, com prising U m a tilla an d M or a rep o rt prepared by Sam A. Kozer Mead outlined som e of the consW era row counties. H is a p p o in tm e n t by se c retary of state, for th e co n sid ers G overnor P a tte rso n w as m ade a few lion of a num ber of civic and com V irg in ia Rodda, m em ber of th is tlons involved in its developm ent and days ago, an d he w as given th e o ath y e a r’s g ra d u a tin g class, w as th is predicted that it m ust w ait for a t leas! m ercial organizations in Oregon. of office by h is fa th e r, Ju d g e Jam es y ear's w in re r of th e w atch prize of ten years before It can be undertaken FUNERAL HELD WEDNESDAY T he rep o rt showed th at during the DISTRICT BOARD WINS IN He referred to the program of the A. Fee. la s t 28 years, the governm ental ex fered a n n u a lly by th e com m ercial FOR MRS. WM. HAGGAMAN penses, exclusive of highw ays, aggre APPEAL ON MEAD’S FINDINGS Ju d g e Fee succeeds th e la te G il club for th e stu d e n t in th e h ig h secretary of the Interior for c o n p le b e rt W . P helps. T he new ju r is t is school w hose w ork show s th e g r e a t tion of existing projects before any g ated >87,750.000, and for th e first F u n e ra l services for Mrs. W illiam 14 y ears of th is period th ese expenses Last Half Of 1926 Operation And a y o u n g m an and h a s been asocia- est am o u n t of im p rovem ent d u rin g new ones a re started , and said that H aggam an of S tan field who died S u n w ere less than $20,000,000. because of the im m ensity of the Ya ted w ith his fa th e r In th e p ractice of th e course of the y ear. Maintenance Funded On d ay aftern o o n in St. A n th o n y ’s hos law in P en d leto n . H e is a g ra d u a te “M any persons are unable to justify M a rg a re t W a te rm a n w a s second kim a project and the fact th a t te r p ita l in P en d leto n , w ere conducted th e high m otor vehicle license fee lr of W h itm an an d C olum bia and w as in th e ra tin g given by te a c h e rs on years will be required for its comple Secretary’s Ruling in S tan field W ednesday m o rn in g a t O regon when com pared w ith th e 11 in th e a ir service d u rin g th e w ar. th e score of im p rovem ent show n, tion, a large sh are of the incom e of 10 o’clock w ith Rev. E. G. W u est of cense fee In th e adjoining s ta te s ol A decision by C om m issioner Elwood C olum bia and a ....... y tjscs and Rodney D avis w as th ird . T his th e reclam ation bureau for th a t timi P en d leto n in charge. W ashington and C alifornia,” read th t Mead th a t land ow n ers on th e H e r T he p e titio n presen ted to G overnor is th e second y ear th e prize h a s been will be used in this state. H er d eath resu lted from s tra n g u rep o rt. “ In o u r neighbor s ta te s 11 m iston p ro ject w ould have to pay P a tte rs o n In b eh alf of Ju d g e F ee’s aw arded. Dick U pham w as th e w in la te d h ern ia. She h ad su b m itte d tq an m ust be borne in mind th a t a p erso n a’ th e la st h a lf of th e o p eratio n and ap p o in tm en t by Col. J . H. R aley and n er last year. PLANES SCOUT FORESTS o p eratio n for g o itre m ore th a n a pro p erty tax is paid in addition, while m ain ten an ce ch arg es for 1926 was Judge S. A. Low ell w as sighed by O ther a w ard s m ade on th e clos week before,had recovered from th e In Oregon th e m otor vehicle fa ex recen tly reversed by th e se c retary of p ra c tic a lly atl m em bers of th e ’fear in in g day iti school w ere d eb ate jtin s M achine* From Five Bases W ill Map effects of th e operation and w as p re em pted from any such tax. th e in te rio r, acco rd in g to a copy of th e tw o counties. fo re s t Blaze*.’ w hich w ere to Joe M cN aught, John p a rin g to re tu rn home w hen th e h e r th e fin d in g s th a t have been received W ashington, D. C^— Army airplanes Pace, G erald M cKenzie an d H arvey n ia developed and resu lted in d eath by W. J. W arn er, se c re ta ry of the BENEFIT DANCE PLANNED AT from five bases will fly over the na DeMoss. SHORT NEWS NUGGETS w ith in a few hours. board, from B. E. S to u tem y er, dis Ja c k S m ith w as th e only a th le te ttonal forests of the Pacific northw est H er m aiden nam e w as L ouisa K atie PENDLETON FOR PLAYGROUNDS aw arded a le tte r in tra c k . A ssistan t S ecretary of th e T reasury tr ic t counsel. and C alifornia thlfC sum m er as forest N ym an, and she w as born in F in lan d A ndrew s refused a $15,000 a y ear jo l T h e com m issioner In h ls decision fire scouts, the d ep artm en t of agrlcul L e tte rs in baseball w ere won by A dance, th e proceeds of w hich D ecember 23, 1871. She .cam e to A m to head th e A ssociation A gainst Im ru led th a t th e la st h a lf of th e 1926 Lowell S tockard, G eorge Davis, John tu re announced. will go to sw ell th e fund th a t P e n eric a in 1891 and lived in D enver for p u re Liquor. ch arg es w ere n o t to be funded. The N ew ell, A lb ert K en n in g s, E v e re tt | The planes will have bases a t Eu dleton Is ra is in g for supervised piny a y ear, going from th e re to A sto ria Ja c k Sharkey, g ian t ex-sailor, knock d is tric t board In te rp re te d th e con H am m an, O scar M ikesell, Rodney gene, Or., a t S eattle, Wash., and Spo w here in 1893 sh e becam e th e brid e ed out his B oston rival, Jim m y Ma tr a c t of May, 1926, to m ean th a t for ch ild re n of school age in th e city Davis, Dick Upham , C larence G o r-! kane, Wash., a t M ather field, n ear p a rk s d u rin g th e sum m er, w ill be of W illiam H aggam an. In 1909 they loney, in th e fifth round of a 15-round those ch arg es w ere t 0 be funded. Ac Sacram ento, Cal., and at. Glendale, H appy Canyon F rid ay don, Don P arso n s and W illiam Rodda. moved to S tanfield. She w as a m em m atch in New York. cordingly, an ap p eal from Dr. M ead’s given in W in n ers of le tte rs in b ask etb all n ear Los Angeles, Cal. They will be n ig h t, May 27. More th a n a score b er of th e L u th e ra n ch u rc h an d had Fourty-four persons w ere killed and decision w as tak en . T h e fin d in g s of piloted by arm y a ir service reserve of civic and fr a te rn a l o rg an izatio n s Included Joe N eary, Jo e M cN aught, a large circle of friends. officers tem porarily in the employ of 41 Injured In th e b la stin g 'o f th e Bath th e secretary of th e in te rio r u pheld E a rl P eugh, Jo h n N ew ell, George R elativ es su rv iv in g Include th e Mich., village school house by A ndrea th e in te rp re ta tio n m ade by th e dis are co -o p eratin g in m ak in g th e w ork D avis, E rn e st Cox, G eorge M cKen the forest service, who will be at possible. h u sb an d , one son, W illiam A. H ag g Kohoe. dem ented farm er. companled by forest officers, acting as zie and A lb ert K ennings. am an , W alla W alla; tw o d au g h ters, E ight lives w ere lost w hen a wall T he a th le te s w ho w ere aw arded observers. Mrs. J u lia P enny, S tan field , an d J e n hf w ater from w hat is known as th c ALL OF EIGHTH GRADE The prim ary work of the a ir patrol Burton Is New Employe le tte rs in football Included Oscar n ie H aggam an, teac h er. S e a ttle ; and "slid e” dam in th e Gros V enture rivet J . W. B u rto n is a new em ploye at M ikesell, H a rry H am m an, A lbert will be reconnaissance of large fires, MEMBERS ARE GRADUATED one siste r, MPs A nna F red erick so n , sw ept over th e little town of Kelly K in g sley ’s and is fillin g th e vacancy K ennings, C larence G ordon, Jo h n confirm ation of fire reports, spotting S tan field . created w hen V ane B oynton le ft r e Wyo. E very m em ber of th is y ear's e ig h th N ew ell, H erb ert S w arn er, Don P a r of lightning fires, especially In areas In te rm e n t w as in th e E cho cem e P resid en t Coolidge. It Is understood cen tly for P en d leto h . H r. B u rto n liv g rad e in th e H erm iston school receiv sons, G eorge Davis, I.eo E a rn h e a rt, not adequately covered by ground tery . will tak e for hls sum m er W hite House ed in B oardm an before com ing h ere ed a passing grade In the fin al ex am S um ner R obinson, G eorge M cKen lookouts. th e a ttra c tiv e C usack esta te a t Cas and form erly lived in A rlin g to n . His in a tio n s and w as g rad u ated . A p e r zie, Lowell S tockard, E a rl P eugh, Miss M arg aret N eary has re tu rn e d cade, 10 m iles from Colorado S prings fam ily is h ere, an d th e y a re liv in g C alifornia's >8,000.000 Bridge Opehsd. fect record by a class of th is size is Jack S m ith and Bob W oodw ard. to h e r hom e In th is city a fte r a y ear Colo. in th e D oherty p ro p erty on Main seldom m ade, according to school a u Vallejo, Cal. The w orld's biggest Five m en w ho have ta k e n prom i sp e n t In te a c h in g a t P ilo t Rock. P rediction th a t a tax su rp lu s ot stre e t. th o ritie s. A. E. Bensel was the te a c h n e n t p a rts in a th le tic ev e n ts in the highw ay bridge, spanning C arquinez >500,000 000 would be in th e treasury er. high school w ere g ra d u a te d an d h ave s tra its In San F rancisco bay, was FRANK LITTLE DOES OLD ADAM by th e tim e congress m eets in Decern BUSINESS HOUSES HERE TO c o n trib u ted th e ir fin al m ite on th e opened for public travel last S aturday. h er w as m ade by S en ato r Sim m ons nl Shoulder Dislocated field and floor for th e ir school. T he , The bridge not only sh o rten s overland BE CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAY STUNT ABOUT BIRTHDAY DINNER N orth C arolina, ran k in g d em ocrat on Ja c k W h ite h as been ca rry in g his le tte r men g ra d u a te d in clude O scar i travel up and down the Pacific coast th e sen ate finance com m ittee. Places of business In H erm isto n rig h t arm in a slin g th is week a s a M ikesell, Joe N eary, L ow ell Stock- , but also brings San F rancisco and the AND GETS INTO RAZZ-A-DOODLES w ill be closed on M onday, May 30, re s u lt of an In ju ry su stain ed Sunday. ard , C larence G ordon and H erb ert E a st Bay cities into closer contact G overnm ent to M anufacture W hisky. w ith the fertile north cen tral region S w arner. to H e fell and dislocated the shoulder. A nice b rig h t sign sho w in g a big W ashington, D. C.—M anufacture ol D ecoration day. T he decision of th e state. close, m ade Tuesday a t th e m eetin g luscious red rasp b erry p eek in g from w hisky for m edicinal purposes will be Mr. and Mrs. C. L. U pham w en t to Mr. and Mrs. W. C. B all of K lam b eh in d g reen leaves w ill soon be In begun under tre a su ry supervision lr of th e com m ercial club, Is in line M cKay Creek S atu rd ay and w ere ac THE MARKETS. a th F alls have re tu rn e d hom e a fte r w ith a custom th a t is as old as th e place a t F ra n k L ittle ’s service s ta tim e to utilize th e fall corn crop. As Portland. com panied hom e by th e ir d a u g h te r, a v is it h ere w ith re lativ es. Mrs. tio n to ad v ertise to th e w orld l h a t he sis ta n t S ecretary A ndrews announced tow n. W heat—Big Bend bluestem , >1.58; Miss H elen U pham , w ho ta u g h t th e H all is Mrs. B all's a u n t, and Mrs. is a m em ber of H erm isto n 's Razz-A- T he treasu ry , he said, would a u th o r E. L. C herry w as a v isito r in P e n McKay school d u rin g the y e a r th a t B all and N. B. W h itfo rd a re sister hard white, >1.54; federation, soft Doodle club. Ize such m an u factu re by possibly five d leto n S atu rd ay . w hite and w estern white, >1.49; hard h as ju s t closed. an d b ro th er. H is m em bership in th e o rg a n iz a corporations. T he m an u factu re of the w inter, $1.46; n o rth ern spring and tio n cam e by un an im o u s electio n and w hisky, while under governm ent super w estern rod, $1.47. follow ed h is b irth d ay . H e w ill he vision, will be financed and operated H ay — Alfalfa, >20.50®21; valley know n as Adam in th e club, due to en tire ly by p riv ate citizens. tim othy. >20020.50; eastern Oregon th e fa c t th a t he em ulated th e g e n t tim othy. >22022.50. lem an of th a t nam e w ho gain ed p a rt 8 h o rt Line V aluation >98,350,000. B u tte rfa t—40c. of his fam e by reason of an alib i he W ashington. D. C.— A te n ta tiv e valu Eggs—Ranch, 19020c. p resented th a t gave Eve some blam e atio n of >98,350,000 w as placed by the C attle—Steers, good. >9.25010.00. th a t women have denied ever since. In te rsta te com m erce com m ission or HtofS—Medium to choice, >9.50® R ecently Mr. L ittle cele b rated h is th e O regon S h o rt Line, as of Ju n e 1 11.00. b irth d a y a n n iv ersary . He w as several 1928. The com pany’s capitalization or Sheep— Lam bs, medium to choice, y e a rs old, and a t th e b irth d a y d in n e r th a t d ate w as >122.168,173. w hile Its >9.50011.50. served by Mrs. L ittle In ho n o r of th e cap ital in v estm en t w as >133.094,104. Seattle. occcasion to r h e r husb an d an d a few W heat—Soft white, >1.4754: w estern g u ests she deemed It u n n ecessary to S in clair S entenced to T h ree M onths w hite, >1.47*4; w inter, >1.46; w estern W ashington. D. C.—H arry F ord Sin m ake any su g g etto n to him as to th e red, >146*4; n o rth ern spring, 1.46*4; am o u n t of food he m ig h t consum e In clair, m ultim illionaire oil o p erato r and bluestem , >1.57. spo rtsm an , w as sentenced to serve safety. H ay—Alfalfa, >25; tim othy, P. S D evelopm ents follow ing th e d in n e r th ree m onth* in "common ja il” and >22. show ed, how ever, th a t Mr. L ittle had td pay a fine of >500 for refu sin g tc B u tter —C ream ery. 42c. d isplayed m ore en th u siasm th a n ju d g an sw er q uestions of th e sen ate Teapol Eggs Ranch, 23025c. m en t In th e am ount he ate. T he re s u lt Dome com m ittee in 1924. C attle S teers, choice. >9.50010 00 w as pains In th e abdom in al reg io n s H ogs Prim e, >11011.15. an d a lack of en th u siasm fo r food H . E. Huntington, R ail M agnat«, D ie* Spokane. P hiladelphia.— H enry E. H untington t h a t lasted sev eral days. Dup to th e C a ttle --S te e rs , good, >8.7509 50. fa c t th a t M r . L ittle th o u g h t th e 77. C alifornia railro ad m agnate, died H ogs—Good, >10 50010.65. blam e fo r h is Indisposition sh o u ld be In th e L ankenau hospital h ere follow G row ers m eeting a t the sam e tim e placed on h is w ife for o ffe rin g him tag an operation. The aged million heard a report of the shippers' ac to o m uch food, r a th e r th a n on h im aire had been critically 111 tor several tion and will m eet n u t S atu rd ay to self fo r e a tin g too m uch, th e clu b d e days. plan a grow ers' organization. 1— F irst crete o f enntatonpes from Im perial valley, C alifornia, sta rte d to P resident Coolidge hy a ir mall. 2— cided th a t on h is n ext b irth d a y a n n i v e rsa ry he w ill be expected to e n te r- Mr. and M rs J, B. Moll bar« been Col Blanton Wtnshlp, new chief m ilitary aide a t the W hlteHouse. 8—C. W. Chui, Chinese student In Colum bia unb Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Sw ayze were versify, addressing a huge “H ands Off China" m eeting in New York. t a l a all m em bers a t b is owa expense. to Portland th is week. P en d leto n vlaltora S a tu rd ay . Asa* » s 'I V HAROLD PACE WINS CLUBS SPELLING BEE 4 —M --------- T he second a n n u a l spelling co n test held in th e schools of H erm iston and conducted by Mrs. W. H. H am m for th e C om m unity club, is over an d ex a m in a tio n of th e papers b ro u g h t o u t som e in te re stin g facts. N one w as perfect, as one w as In last y e a r’s te s t; th e e ig h th grade w in n er la s t y ear wae not only freshm an w in n e r th is y e a r b u t also of th e w hole h ig h school; th e word “censure” th a t caused so m uch grief last year w as a stu m b lin g block th is y ear also, an d one h ig h school pupil m isspelled 95 w ords o u t of 100. L ast y e a r th e six th g rad e g ain ed the h ig h e st average, th is year th e eig h th g rad e m ade a b e tte r show ing. W in n e rs and class averages w ere as follow s: H igh school c o n test: W inner. H a r old Pace. Second, Jo h n Pace. T h ird , Iva D unn. S en io r average 78 per cen t; h ig h paper, H arold Pace. J u n io r averag e 58 per cen t; h ig h paper, Iva D unn. Sophom ore average 66 per cen t; high p aper, G race Jackson. F re sh m a n averag e 57 per te n t ; h ig h p aper, H arold Pace. S ev en th and 8th g rad e c o n test: W in n er, E nos M artin ; second, S im p son H am rick ; th ird , B a rb a ra Root. E ig h th g rad e av erag e 82 per c e n t; best paper, E nos M artin. S eventh g rade av erag e 54 p er ce n t; b est paper, Jim m y N eary. F if th an d 6th g ra d e d iv isio n ; W in n er. A nna R ay M a rtin ; second, M arjorie Myers. i t Is w o r th j o f 'n o t e th a t of 51 ch ild ren ta k in g th e te s t in th e 5 th and 6th g rad es division, b u t one child, Cecil F itzell, cam e o u t w in n e r in th e stru g g le to spell “ c e n su re ” correctly. E ig h ty -fo u r p u p ils took th e te s t in tlx,, h ig h school. T he follow ing is a list of th e w ords w hich w ere m ost fre q u e n tly m isspelled and th e divisions: J u n io r F resm an an d and S eniors Sophom ores 76 c h a riv a ri ...... 30 46 56 42 adolescent .... 14 42 66 C hau tau q u a .. 28 33 49 p a ra ly z in g .... 16 71 stry c h n in e .... 26 45 47 69 soliloquy ...... 22 45 75 30 subpoena ...... 47 80 h em o rrh ag e .. 33 63 40 indisp en sab le 23 33 51 18 pick n ick ers 66 41 hypocrisy .... 25 49 29 cam ouflage .. 20 66 43 anonym ous .. 23 T he closest com petition cam e in th e 8 th g rade, w here th re e p u p ils tied fo r firs t place; th e y w ere E nos M artin , Sim pson H am rick and B a r b a ra R oot, each sco rin g 99 per cen t. Enos m isspelled “ ach ie v em en t,’’ Sim pson tran sp o sed “ a ” and “ e " in c a le n d ar, and B a ra b a ra failed on “ b allo o n .” To decide th e tie 60 w ords from a n o th e r list w ere given, and in th e second test E nos received 94 per cen t, Sim pson 82 per cen t and B a rb a ra 80 per cen t. In th c 7th g rad e Jim m y N eary scored 98 per cen t, and honorable m tn tlo n ns scoring over 90 in th e 8th g rad e w as given M arian Cass- and H elen G rigg. The keen com pe titio n In th e 8th grade w ill m ake th e co n test n ex t y ear In te re stin g to th ese w ho a re follow ing the progress of th e p u p ils In th is line of endeavor. P rizes th is y ear w ere cash prizes and th e follow ing w ere th e aw ard s: H arold Pace, high school, >4.00; Enos M artin , 7th and 8th grades, >3.00; A nna R ay M artin . >2.00. FIRST REUNION IN 22 YEARS ENJOYED BY HOFFMAN FAMILY A reu n io n of m em bers of th e fam ily of Mr. and Mrs. Jo h n H offm an w ho reside nortli of tow n w as held th is w eek, an d thti g a th e rin g m arked th e firs t reunion of a ll th e m em bers of th e fam ily in 22 years. M r. an d Mrs. H o ffm an ’s golden w edding a n n iv e rsa ry fell on May 16, b u t due to th e fa c t th a t g ra n d c h ild ren w ere In school a reu n io n a t th a t tim e w as Im possible, so th e sons and d a u g h te rs nnd th e ir fam llU a postponed th e ir v isits u n til th is w eek. T he m em bers of th e fam ily Include Mrs. G eorge R obert ln n es. New W e st m in ster, B. C .; Rev. Jo h n A. H off- ...an, I-a Crosse, W a sh in g to n ; H en ry W. H offm an. W alla W all» ; and Jaco b H offm an w ho rt sides in th e C olum b ia d is tric t. 7 The Stork Mrs. Jam es L ane and baby d a u g h ter w ill re tu r n to th e ir hom e in S ta n field S a tu rd a y . T he baby, w eig h in g n ln e pounds. v»aa born In th e H er- mtalon hospital. Moy 15.
