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The Hermiston Herald
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OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
PUBLICATION THIS WEEK
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been seriously hampered by a break
in the linotype machine Tueusday
which has prevented the setting of
HAPPENINGS OF IMPORTANCE most of the news for the paper. Re
pairs were not completed until
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Principal Events of the Week As sitated crowding everything into four
pages. Next week, however, wlill
sembled for Information
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of Readers
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near Coquille.
Rosella Matott left for a Grande
May 8. She will spend the next two
months traveling with her grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. B. Oral.
Dayton Harris and Alberta Mc
Elroy attended the get acquainted
picnic last Friday given by* the
freshman of Hermiston Hl for the
eighth grade students of Hermiston
and surrounding districts, that pat
ronize the high. They were accom
panied by their tdacher Mrs. De-
Moss.
Mr. W. H. Rodda, accompanied by
Mr. tarr, made a business trip to
Pendleton May 7.
Miss Velma Colpitts went to Stan
field May 7 and took her mother
Mrs. N. L. Colpitts to Pendleton fro
medical attention the next day. Mrs.
Colpitts Is much Improved.
Mrs. E. L. ackson left for Port
land- May 8 and will be the guest of
her daughter, Miss Lois. Sheh ex
pects to be gone about a week.
Chas. McKenzie owns a four en
gine shearing plant and has been
very busy shearing in thia territory
the last few weeks. After finishing
here he expects to move his outfit to
Montana for the late season there.
Judging from the growth made by
Mrs. F. B. Pennock's Pekin ducks,
we believe they are ideal for anyone
to raise who Is impatient at delay.
They have one drawback; you may
not know your ducks' the morning
after the night before, unless you
make midnight inspections.
Mary Jane Sheridan will be hoa-
to the girls 4-H sewing club at
her home on Butter cheek May 20.
Since school Is out the meetings wll
not be held on Saturday any more.
Mrs. M. T. Matott and daughter
Janice visited at the home of Mrs.
Harry B. Rees in Stanfield last Sat
urday.
Mrs. Nella Hamer of Salem arriv
ed May 9 to visit with her daugh-
ttr. Mrs. R. E. McFalls. Mrs. Hamer
formerly lived here.
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Oregon is now concluding a
Mrs. A. L. Douglass are Mr. and Mrs.
exchange with the U. S. forest
Francis Lieuallen and their email
ice whereby the state will acquire a
daughter
Christine of Adams. Mrs.
forest of some 70,000 acres in Ceos
and Douglas counties known as the Lieuallen Is a daughter of Mr. Doug-
tract.
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Selected
for
Membership
in
Cap
FARM BUREAU TO MEET
SATURDAY NIGHT, MAY 23
principles of that organization and
diligently assert themselves against
any measure which they believe pre
judicial to the interests of the organ
ization, and that only two of these
Grange members voted, against the
bill?
That the Governor did not sign the
bill until after thorough investiga
tion of its necessity, and after con
sultation with representatives of »he
Milton, Oregon, May 18, 1929.
Grange and that this bill was one of
To Editor Hermiston Herald:
the few salary bills which received
Thefollowing Item appeared in his suportp?
the Portland Oregonian of May $:
That for the ^Grange to initiate
"The referendum idea has struck referendum proceedings against the
Umatilla county, and A. R. Shum- bill at this time is to repudiate not
Shumway, member of the legislative only the almost unanimous Judgment
of the egislature, its Umatilla County
committee of the Grange and Farm representatives In the Legislature,
ers Union is credited with being the the deliberate Judgment of the Gov
inspiration. The referendum is aim ernor of t ie state, but likewise the
ed at HouaeB Bill No. 363 increas judgment of its own members, whtch
ing salaries of Umatilla County of constitute a substantial group with
ficers . . . . Eight counties pay the in the Legislature?
county Judge more than Umatilla;
That the last salary increase for
five counties pay their sheriffs more; any official of Umatilla county was
twenty-one counties pay their assess nine years ago, in 1817?
or more; seven counties pay their
That the present salary of the
school superintendent more; five pay sheriff was established thirty-three
their county treasurer more; seven years ago?
pay their county clerk more than
That the present salary of the
Umatilla, but the Grangers of Uma
County Commissioners was estab-
tilla county consider the county of
lltsh twenty-five years ago?
ficials sre paid enough at Jresent.”
That the present salary of the
In view of the history of this leg
Assessor was established twenty-
islation, and the facts which make
three years ago?
its enactment essential and desirable,
That the present salary of the
it is bard for us to conceive that the
Grange of this county would endeav- County School Superintendent was
deavor to accomplish its defeat, un established twenty-three years ago?
Concerning the necessity and the
less its members have not been fully
circumstances which Justify the in
or crrecotly informed.
The membership of the Grange, creases provided by this bill, do you
locally, as we know it, is composed know:'
That since the Assessor’s salary
largely of men and women who are
sincerely dedicated to the cause of was established in 1905 the valua
efficient and economical govern tion of the property In Umatilla
ment. We do not believe that they county has Increased 650 per cent?
That when the Sheriff's salary wus
would wilfully want to commit their
organisation, or themselves, to any established thirty-three years ago the
course which would not be fair and county had a population ef less than
Just to the Grangers, or which would fifteen thousand, and an assessed
be prejudicial to the welfare of the valuation of less than five million
county as a whole, and certainly in' dollars?
That the work in the County
no event would commit themselves
to any policy for or against any Clerks o flc e has increased over
legislation, without first Informing eighty per cent since the last salary
themselves of all available facts in raise provided for that office, not
taking into account the increase-in
connection therewith. .
Therefore, in order to bring per work incident to the primary elect
.
tinent matters concerning House Bill ion laws?
That the gross amount of moneys
No, 363 to the attention of the
Grangers of this county, and others handled by the Treasurer’s office
who might be Invited to sign the I has increased over two hundred per
referendum petition when presented, i cent since the last salary raise au-
we respectfully urge their considera I thorlzed for that office?
That even the city school superin
tion of the following facts before
they sign such petitions and thereby tendent In Umatilla county receives
'delay the operation of what we a larger salary than that received
conceive to be Just and necessary by the County School 8uperintend-
1 ent?
legislation.
That on January 1 , 1»19. Umn-
Concerning the history preceding
the enactment of this bill, do you ; tilia county had a total of ten miles
of Improved highway: on January 1,
know;
That only two of the sixty mem I 1929. Umatilla county had a total
bers of the House, .and only one of ¡of 242 miles of Improved highway,
the thirty members of the Senate voi- an increase of more than 3320 per
ed against this measure after It wav cent?
That during the past ten years the
fairly presented to them?
That the membership of both the Umatilla County Court has been re
House and Senate has a large num sponsible for the expenditure of »#.-
ber of men who are members of the 100.000 for all purposes, an average
Grange and who are faithful to the expenditure of *510,000 ‘annually,
MILTON MEN WRITE
UPON LARGER PAY
FOR CO. OFFICERS
and that during that time no warr
ants against the general fund have
had to be registered, nor Interest
qaid thereon' and that the County
Court’ during that time' andwith-
out mandate from the qeoqle, hn;
saved in various ways over *25,00C
to be aqqlied uqon the construction
of the much needed county Jail?
that during the qast ten year,
all of the *1,050,000 voted by the
for imqroved roads in Umatilla eon
ntty will be entirely qaid during
1929, and that Umailla county, on
January 1, 1930, will be entirely oul
of debt and on n cash
basis?
It Is assumed, without knowing
that one of the pretended object
ions to the enactment of this meas
ure is its supposed increase in count'
taxes. We who stgn this letter hav*
always consistently identified our
selves against unwarranted Increase
in taxes, but it is our honest opin
ion that the passage of this bill wil
not have thi sresult. In this connec
tlon we ask:
D oyou know that the aggregatr
increase in salaries provided by thh
bill Js only *4,300 annually, and tha!
the last session of the legislature
also passed a bill which cuts flai
mileage from the expense accounts o
all county officials, thereby saving
to Umatilla county, Interms of 1928
experience, an amount which is equal
to, if not greater than, the aggre
gate increase provided by this bill
That Umatilla county is now thi
second wealthiest county in th(
state and has the lowest tax rate fo
state and county purposes in thi
state, a tax rate of only 14.9 mills
against tax rutes in other countici
of more than double this amount?
That even if the salary Increase;
were not offset by the saving In
mileage, House BUI No. 363 woul*'
only raise the taxes .88 of a mill, or
resolved In terms of cents, eight
cents on every thousand dollars?
That by reason of the full pay
ment In 1929 of the bond issue re
ferred to, there will necessarily be a
decrease of 20 per cent In count>
taxes for the next assessment, ant'
that tI4c future discloses a sharp
decline in county taxes and this not
withstanding the increase in salar
leg provided?
In view of these facts, It Is hard
for us to believe that any one ser
iously interested In increasing the
efficiency in our coutny offices can
seriously object to House Bill No
363
That the laborer Is worthy of hie
hire Is a principle as applicable to
the employment of our public offic
ers as It Is to our private employees,
and that when the burdens and re
sponsibilities of office Increase, that
a fair compesation should be mad*
therefor. If, perchance, members ot
the Grsnge are disappointed with the
actions of various county officials,
then there Is an appropriate way for
them to register their objections di
rectly against given officials thru
the polls. The present officials are
J.nly accidentally the K n eflclsrlw
of House Bill No. 363. It is inten
detl primarily to fix rates of pa)
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL
WINS TENNIS TITLE
TAKES GIRL S SINGLES, MIXED
Miss Nancy McNaught, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. McNaught, has
recently been pledged to Cap and
Gown, senior women's honorary at
Oregon State Agricultural college.
Miss McNaught is a Junior at the
state college this year and is major
ing in home economics. Election to
the honorary is made on a basis of
scholarship and general achieve
ment in activities and leadership on
the campus and is one of the most
coveted honors for senior women.
Miss McNaught is a member of Chi
Omega, social sorority.
School for the first five grades
closed last Friday. A picnic dinner
was enjoyed.
The parents and
friends enjoyed a Jrogram and sum
mary of the work of the children.
The program was planned to com
memorate the many special days to
be remembered during the month of
May.
Three groups empeted in the win
dow decorating contest. The work
was all so excellent that the Judges
finally gave up in despair and de
cided the prise money) should be
split three ways.
The three upper grades will be
taking the state examinations this
week.
Mr. Sherod, a former neighbor,
made a business and pleasure trip
to Minnehaha the latter part of last
week. He traded his home here for
■ farm near Lebanon.
TO HONORARY AT 0. S. A. C.
standing Seniors
*« ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ •♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ $
To Mrs. B. F. Williams of Milton
goes the finest gift of all for Moth
er's day— a fisit from several of her
sous and aughters. E. A. Williams
and Mrs. W. E. Putman, of Portland,
and Dr. C. M. Williams of Astoria
spent Friday evening at the home of
their slsttr, Mrs. W. A. Hinellne,
who accompanied them to Milton for
this special day.
NANCY McNAUGHT PLEDGED
annd Gown as One of Ount-
Building permits taken out in Eu ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
gene during the month of April pass
* MINNEHAHA NEWS NOTES *
ed the *(4,600 mark in estimated cost
❖ Mrs. M. T. Matott, Correspondent ♦
of construction.
L. A. Christiansen was arrested and
fined *40 in the Justice court at Tigard
for driving a truck overloaded to the
extent of 15 tons.
Naomi Hohman and Jack Hemp
stead, both of Portland, headed the
scholastic averages at the Untversitj
of Oregon for the fall term.
The Philippine Islands were the
leading market for Astoria district
products during the past month, with
16,937 tons worth *500,000 shipped to
that region.
A railroad will soon be completed
to Quarts valley, less than 30 miles
from Lakeview, and timber in the ter
ritory natural to Lakeview will move
to Klamath Falls.
When officers raided the soft drink
establishment of J. T. McCulloch of
Antelope, they discovered the rein
carnation of an old-time saloon. It was
d -clared recently.
The drill at the Southern Oregon
Oil company's well near Bonanza Is
now working at the 1300-foot level in
a blue shale, a favorable indication
that oil will be found.
A second dividend of 25 per cent
was paid recently to the depositors of
the failed Farmers and Stockholders
pank at Vale, pringlng the dividends
so far paid to 40 per cent
A fourth dividend of 10 per cent, re
leasing *10,000 to depositors of the
failed Tillamook County bank, was
authorized recently by Judge George
Bagley, circuit court Judge.
Plans tor a new and modern state
highway bridge across Klamath river
near Klamath Falls, to replace the ex-
Istlng span, are being drawn by the
state engineering department
To speed the filling of rush orders
for lumber, the Prouty Lumber com
pany of Warrenton now is operating
under a 10-hour schedule and will put
on a night shift in a short time.
A special election will be held in
Condon May 21 on a *24,000 bond is
sue for street and water department
improvement, the city council decid
ed at its meeting a few days ago.
A band of about 450 head of antel
ope was seen on the desert west of
Plush recently. It is said they f 1
encroaching on range In Lake county
that is needed by sheep and cattle.
The Oregon Dairy Improvement
council will hold its first quarterly
meeting in Salem June 7. The coun
cil was organised at the diary conven
tlon held at Corvallis March 21 and 22
Josephine county's annual fair will
be held at Grants Pass this year on
September 4, 6, ( and 7. A large num
her of entertainment features have
been signed up on the amusement pro-
gram.
The 1* factories affiliated with the
Tillamook County Creamery associa
tion received (1,17(,726 pounds of milk
daring 1928. which was manufactured
Into cheese and butter and sold for
»1,777,57».
Ranchers of the upper Hood River
valley are making preparations for a
large acreage of potatoes this year.
The district last year shipped about
20 ears. Indications this year point to
rbout 75 cars.
Survey of a possible alternate route
- for its proposed railroad extension
South from Klamath Falls to Lookout
to meet the Western Pacific has been
started by the Great Northern Rail
road company.
In response to requests for Improv
ed service from the Sisters and Meto
lius section the telephone company has
established an exchange at Sisters and
constructed a metallic trunk circuit
with Redmond.
Roy Daniels, 1», of Myrtle Creek
was Irjured fatally and Ross Barnes
«as severely hart when a snag fell on
them as they were working at Camp
2 of the Coos Bay Lumber company
BLUE GRASS
SUNSHINE
IDEAL FOR COWS
HERMISTON, UMATILL^ COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1929
— NUMBER 37—
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DOUBLES IN COUNTY MEET
Helix, Echo, Stanfield Tie for Third
Place; Six Schools Represent
ed a t Tournament.
By defeating Helix In both the
girl's singles and mixed doubles, Her
miston came out wlnnen in the close
race for the county tennis champion
ship during the second annual tour
nament on the local courts last Fri
day and Saturday. Helix, Echo and
Stanfield tied for second place, each
school winning one of the final
events. Helix took the boy's singles.
Echo the boy’s doubles, and Stan
field the girl's doubles. Represen
tatives of six high schools of the
county, including Helix, Pilot Rock.
Umatilla, Stanfield, Echo and Her
miston, participated in the tourna
ment.
A meeting of the Farm Bureau
will be held , in the local Methodist
•hurch Raturudny evening, May 23
It 8 o’clock. Prior to the business ses-
jlon, a musical recital will be pre
sented by the Frederickson sisters.
Mry Brownson Wins
,Jeople of the Stanfield, Umatilla and
Mary Brownson of Hermiston de
Hermiston districts are cordially in feated her oqqonent, Erva Piper.of
vited to attend.
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Helix 6-2, 6-2 for the chmionship in
the girls singles. In the boy's sin
gles, the Helix representative, Mar
vin Tucker, won from John Gibson
of tanfield 6-1, 6-1. Playing for
Hermiston In the mixed doubles,
Jewell Smith and Ruth Bensel won
from Marvin Tucker and Marietta
Christopher of Helix, 6-2, 8-6. Echo's
team of Joe Middleton and Carl Welt-
REV. HINKLE DELIVERS INSPIR zin won from the Helix duo, Andres
Karstens and Raymond Rees, in the
ING ADDRESS
boy's doubles 6-4, 6-3. Odelpha Hos
Wm. R. Davis of Whitman College kins and Viola Hearing of Stanfield
defeated their opponents Opal Lane
to be Commencement Speaker
and Bernice Heft of Echo In the
girls' doubles 6-1, 6-3.
Friday Evening
BACCALAUREATE
SERVICES HELD
Scores Of First Matches
A forceful and through-provok-
nng sermon was delivered by Rev.
Talph Hinkle, pastor of the church
if the Redeemer at Pendleton, at the
laccaluureate services for the local
ligh school seniors at the Baptist
hurch last Sunday evening. Speclul
nusical numbers were given conslst-
ng of an anthem by the high school
rlrl’s glee club and a vocal duet by
Vilss Minnie Sanstad and Miss Ruth
lensel. The processional and reces-
ilonal were played by Miss Kirn.
Friday evening In the high school
luditorlum the
19
graduating
teniors will receive their diplomas.
William R. Davis, head of the Eng-
lsh department at Whitman college
jvill deliver the commencement ad-
Iress. Hib subject has not been an-
lounced.
Wednesday evening clnss night
ixerclses were held In the audltor-
11m and proved to be entertaining
or the assembled crowd.
3. W. KELLOGG GOES INTO
BUSINESS IN ALBANY, ORE.
Purchases
Interest
in
Chevrolet
Company in Western Oregon
Town
According to recent word receivod
rom C. W. Kellogg, former Hrt-mls-
onian, he has gone Into the auto-
noblle business in Albany. The fol-
'owlng story appeared In the Albany
»»emocrat-Herald;
"C. W. Kellogg, formerly In busi
ness at Hermiston hag located in
'nislness in Albany, becoming a mem
,er of the Santiam Chevrolet Co.
Mr. Kellogg is an experienced au-
‘omobile man having been In the
Justness ten years. He is buying In
to the business here, basing his Judg
ment on Albany being one of the
substantial towns, controlling a big
trade territory. Mr. Kellogg before
going into the automobile busines.
was for several years engaged In the
’.oyernment reclamation service in
the Hermiston section of the county.
In the first round of matches the
scores were as follows; Girl’s sin
gles, Umatilla vs. Hermiston 6-8.
4-6; Pilot Rock vs. Stanfield 4-6,
6-4, 5-7. Boy's singles. Umatilla vs.
Stanfield 6-8, 1-6; Echo vss. Helix
4-6, 4-6. Mixed doubles, Hermiston
vs Stanfield 6-2, 6-4; Helix vs.
Echo 6-0, 6-0. Boy’s doubles, Her
miston vb . Echo 6-2, 2-6, 5-7; Uma
tilla vs. Pilot Rock 0-6, 4-6. Girl’s
doubles, Stanfield vs. Umatilla 6-0,
6- 1; Helix vs. Hermiston 7-5, 10-8;
Pilot Rock vs. Echo 2-6, 1-6.
Semi-Finals
In the semi-finals the scores were
as follows: Girl’B singles, Hermis
ton vs. Stanfield 7-5, 6-0; Helix vs.
Echo 11-9. 6-0. Boy's singles, Stan
field vs. Hermiston 6-4, 6-3; Helix
vs. Pilot Rock 6-0, 6-0. Mixed dou
bles, Hermiston vs. Umatilla 6-4,
7- 5; Pilot Rock vs. Helix. 1-6. 5-7.
Boy’s doubles, Stanfield vs. Helix.
3-6, 5-7; Echo vs. Pilot Rock 2-6.
6-3, 6-1. Girl's doubles, Stanfield
vs. Helix 6-2, 6-4.
Teams On Courts
The teams on the courts were as
follows: Hermiston, Mary Brown-
son, Norman Dahlman, Jewell Smith,
Ruth Bensel. Irma Clark; Helix,
Erva Piper, Marvin Tucker, Marietta
Christopher, Emma McAlavy, Jessie
McAlavy, Andres Karstens, Raymond
Rees,; Echo. Gertrude Bowman, Joe
Middleton, Arnold Ebert, Opal Lane,
Bernice Heft, Carl Weltzin; Stan
field, Evelyn Starkweather, John
Gibson, Henry Kopacz, Freda Gnt-
vaugh. Odelpha Hoskins. Viola Hear
ing. David Rees; Pilot Rock, Dortha
Smith. Robert, Jennings,
Helen
Knoth, Norma Humphrey, Elmer
Wyatt, Albert Massey; Umatilla, Lor-
Ino Lash, Franqes Stepl/ens, Dan
Foord, Agnes Thompson, Mignon
Davis, Leland Gould Valrice Bramer.
Awarded Cup
By virtue of winning the charh-
ulnnship, Hermiston was awarded the
beautiful sliver trophy presented by
the local high school student hody
to the county champions. Last year
the cup went to Pendleton. The tro
phy becomes the permanent possess
ion of the school winning it three
w hich will, In the fu tu re . Induce times consecutively.
persons of ability to geek the posl
HAS OPERATION
tlons. Without this Inducement, th»
taxjayers of this county will he con
According to word received here,
fronted with the possibility of high
er taxes as a result of th kind of in Loren Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
efficiency that always follows under E. L. Jackson, who underwent à
very serious spinal operation Tues
payment.
day morning in a Portland hospital.
Respectfully submitted,
Is getting along fairly well.
Robert O. St Hi,
T. C. Frasier,
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Barnard and
W. 8 Munsellc.
family were dinner guests at the
Claude Haddox was a dinner guest Thomas Campbell home Sunday ev e
at the Jqndrzejewski hyme Sunday ning.